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NASA Earth Observatory Collection
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NASA Earth Observatory Collection
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Fires in West Africa
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Fires in West Africa
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Fire activity in Africa south of the Sahara Desert migrates across the continent with the seasons. In the Sahel and savannas just south of the Sahara, the agricultural burning season begins in Norhtern Hemisphere fall and progresses toward a peak of activity in mid-winter. In this image of western Africa, fires (marked in red) have been detected across several West African nations: (clockwise from right center) Mali, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and the Gambia. At top is Mauritania. This image was captured by the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqu a satellite on November 14, 2003. 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 Jeff Schmaltz, MOD IS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Description
Fire activity in Africa south of the Sahara Desert migrates across the continent with the seasons. In the Sahel and savannas just south of the Sahara, the agricultural burning season begins in Norhtern Hemisphere fall and progresses toward a peak of activity in mid-winter. In this image of western Africa, fires (marked in red) have been detected across several West African nations: (clockwise from right center) Mali, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and the Gambia. At top is Mauritania. This image was captured by the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqu a satellite on November 14, 2003. 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 Jeff Schmaltz, MOD IS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC Description
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Aqua- MODIS
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Aqua- MODIS
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Aqua
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Aqua
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Guinea
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Guinea
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Leone
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Leone
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Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone
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Mauritania
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Mauritania
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Gambia
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Gambia
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Senegal
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Senegal
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Bissau
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Bissau
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Guinea-Bissau
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Guinea-Bissau
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Mali
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Mali
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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November 14, 2003
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November 14, 2003
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2003
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2003
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UID:
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SPD-ETOBS-11843
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