Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Fires in Southern California
Description:
This false-color image shows the devastating burn scars left behind by wildfires in southern California in late October 2003. In the image, unburned vegetation appears red, while burned areas appear charcoal-brown. The image, captured by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (AS TER), on November 2, 2003, shows the Santa Monica Hills in the Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley regions of California northwest of the city of Los Angeles. Urban areas appear light gray, and some irrigated fields in the left part of the iamge appear brilliant red.

Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the U.S. /Japan ASTER Science Team.
Satellite - Sensor:
Terra- ASTER
facet_what:
ASTER
facet_what:
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
facet_what:
Terra
facet_where:
Japan
facet_where:
California
facet_where:
Los Angeles
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_when:
October 2003
facet_when:
November 2, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-11838
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Fires in Southern California