Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Fires in Southern California
Description:
On October 29, 2003, a shift in the winds over the Southwest U.S. sent smoke from the California wildfires (marked in red at left) northeastward to Nevada and eastward to Arizona. This Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image is from the Ter ra satellite on the afternoon of Oct. 29.

The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS? maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters.

Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MOD IS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Terra- MODIS
facet_what:
Terra
facet_where:
California
facet_where:
Nevada
facet_where:
Arizona
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
October 29, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-11815
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Fires in Southern California