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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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Africa?s north-of-the-equator fire season is still underway on January 28, 2003. This Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image captured by the Aqu a satellite shows scores of fires (red dots) mingling their smoke with Saharan dust blowing out over the Atlantic. Countries shown are clockwise from top left) Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, and The Gambia. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MOD IS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Description
Africa?s north-of-the-equator fire season is still underway on January 28, 2003. This Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image captured by the Aqu a satellite shows scores of fires (red dots) mingling their smoke with Saharan dust blowing out over the Atlantic. Countries shown are clockwise from top left) Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, and The Gambia. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MOD IS Rapid Response Team at 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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Liberia
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Liberia
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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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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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January 28, 2003
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January 28, 2003
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2003
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2003
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UID:
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SPD-ETOBS-5376
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