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Autumn Fires in China and Ru …
Title Autumn Fires in China and Russia
Description A river of smoke more than 100 kilometers wide streams several hundred kilometers southward from fires (marked in red) in northern China (top left) in this image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite on October 15, 2004. Another large cluster of fires is burning in southeastern Russia (right). Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
Autumn Fires in China and Ru …
Title Autumn Fires in China and Russia
Description Deep red burn scars are spread across the autumn landscape of northeastern China and southeastern Russia in this image made from data collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA?s Aqua satellite on October 17, 2004. The Amur River (called Heilong Jiang in Chinese) creates the boundary between the two nations, with China in the southwest portion of the scene, and Russia to the northeast. Numerous fires were burning at the time of the image, and have been marked with red dots. This image combines short-wave infrared energy detected by MODIS with visible light to make burned land stand out. Vegetation is in shades of green, burned area is deep reddish brown, smoke is light blue, snow on the mountains in the top right is bright blue, naturally bare soil is pinkish or light red, and water on the ground is dark blue. A MODIS image from October 20 [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12542 ] showed that the fires had died down, but several new burned areas were apparent. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image in additional resolutions and MODIS band combinations. [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2004291-1017/China.A2004291.0405 ] NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC
Dust Storm in the Russian Fa …
Title Dust Storm in the Russian Far East
Description A dust plume hovered over the border between Russia's Far East and China on April 30, 2007. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite took this picture the same day. In this image, the dust plume appears as a tan blob over the border between Russia and China. The dust plume likely originated in the arid west, perhaps in Mongolia. The dust particles enjoy plenty of company as they cloud the skies over eastern Asia. Surrounding the dust are not only white clouds but also dingy gray haze, likely resulting from fires [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=14238 ] in the region. Just east of the dust plume are three distinct fingers of smoke that blow toward the northwest in a counterclockwise direction. The high-resolution image shows a burn scar (dark brown areas) at the southeastern base of these smoke plumes. South of the dust plume, the haze may result from pollution. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data provided courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] team.
Early Season Fires in Northe …
Title Early Season Fires in Northern China
Description With Siberia still covered in snow (top), parts of northern China (left) and Russia (right) are thawing. Fires (red dots) indicate agricultural activity is underway, as farmers and ranchers prepare land for planting and pasture. This image was acquired on March 22, 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, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Early Season Fires in Northe …
Title Early Season Fires in Northern China
Description Agricultural fires are burning in Northern China (south) and southern Russia (north) on March 28, 2003. The fires were detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite and are marked in red. Some of the fires are associated with dark brown burn scars. The high-resolution image provided here is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides a copy of this image at MODIS' maximum resolution of 250 meters. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC
Late-Season Fires near Amur …
Title Late-Season Fires near Amur River
Description Winter is encroaching all around, with snow dusting the landscape, but these fires (red dots) burning south of the Amur River that runs along the China (south)-Russia (north) border suggest that farmers aren?t quite through with the season. This region is heavily cultivated, and it is likely that these fires are agricultural in purpose, perhaps to clear the land of the remains of harvested crops. This process returns the nutrients of stalks and husks to the soil in anticipation of the next planting. This true-color image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite on November 5, 2002. A month before, the fires were burning north of the Amur in Russia. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Fires in Eastern Russia
Title Fires in Eastern Russia
Description South of the snow line in eastern Russia, numerous fires were burning and filling the skies with thick smoke on April 23, 2003. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from the Aqua satellite shows the fires marked with red dots in Russia (top) and China (bottom). Dark brown burn scars are associated with many of the fires, and the smoke covers thousands of square kilometers. 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, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Fires in Eastern Russia
Title Fires in Eastern Russia
Description Scores of fires were smoking across southern Russia (top) on April 30, 2003. A few other fires were detected in northern China as well (below). This image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite. 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, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Fires in Eastern Russia
Title Fires in Eastern Russia
Description While snow still blankets eastern Russia (right) and China (left) and ice still fills inlets, bays, and lakes such as Lake Khanka (center), a few fires (red dots) indicate that farmers in the region may be thinking of spring, and are using fire to clear the land for planting or to renew pasture. This image is from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite on March 5, 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, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Fires in North Korea, Russia
Title Fires in North Korea, Russia
Description Fires were scattered along the coast of Asia in late April 2007, likely the result of agricultural burning to prepare for the upcoming growing season. This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov ] satellite on April 29, 2007, shows locations where the sensor detected actively burning fires marked in red. Fires extend from North Korea up into southeastern Russia. A few fires were also detected in China. Grayish smoke lingers over the coast of North Korea. You can download a 250-meter-resolution KMZ file of East Asia [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/Apr2007/korea_amo_2007119.kmz ] for use with Google Earth. [ http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html ] NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided by the MODIS Rapid Response [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] team.
Fires in Russia and China ne …
Title Fires in Russia and China near the Amur River
Description Scores of fires were burning along the Russian border with China on May 8, 2006. The fires, marked with red, are sending up brown smoke that is so thick that it entirely masks the land underneath it. The land around the fires is charred dark brown where the fires have already burned. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this photo-like image on May 8. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] team.
Fires in Russia and China ne …
Title Fires in Russia and China near the Amur River
Description In Russia's Far East, numerous fires were burning along the border with China on May 23, 2006. This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov ] satellite shows locations where MODIS detected actively burning fires marked in red. Thick smoke pours from many fires and spreads over a wide area. According to a Russian news report, [ http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=8487522&PageNum=1 ] forest fire activity in the Far East was more than 3.5 times higher in spring 2006 than in spring 2005. The Amur region, which takes up most of the right side of the scene, has suffered the most. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] team.
Fires in Russia and China ne …
Title Fires in Russia and China near the Amur River
Description Huge forest fires raged across Russia's Amur region and China's Heliongjiang region on May 30, 2006. The border between the two countries is made by the Amur River (Heliong Jiang), and massive, smoky fires were burning on both sides. In this image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov ] satellite, the locations of actively burning fires that MODIS detected are marked in red. Huge columns of smoke spread from many of the fires. Dark, charcoal-colored patches show the areas burned. Vegetation is green, and bare (or sparsely vegetated) ground is tan. According to reports from the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS, forest fire activity in spring 2006 has been much greater than it was in 2005. Thirteen hundred fires broke out in the last week of May alone, with emergency crews able to put out about half of them in a day. The high-resolution image provided above has a spatial resolution of 250 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions. They also provide a false-color version of the image that uses MODIS' observations of shortwave and near-infrared energy to penetrate the smoke and highlight burn scars. NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] Goddard Space Flight Center.
Fires in Russia's Far East
Title Fires in Russia's Far East
Description In far eastern Russia on October 25, 2005, scores of fires were burning near the border with China when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov ] satellite passed overhead and collected this image. Actively burning fires detected by the sensor are marked in red. The fires are occurring in two dominant areas. The northwestern concentration of fires is in the Zeya River region, while the dense concentration of fires at image right is in the Amur River region. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response team.
Smoke over the Sea of Okhots …
Title Smoke over the Sea of Okhotsk
Description Throughout mid- to late October 2005, scores of fires [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13235 ]were burning in Russia's Far East and along the border with China. When the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] on NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image on October 31, a swirling cloud of smoke hung over Sakhalin Island and the Sea of Okhotsk. Two fires (marked in red) were detected in the scene by MODIS, but they are probably not solely responsible for the smoke. Fires farther west, outside the frame of the image, are likely contributing to the haze, as well. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the Goddard Earth Sciences Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC).
Fires Surrounding Lake Baika …
Title Fires Surrounding Lake Baikal
Description Southeast of Lake Baikal (top left corner), scores of fires are burning across southern Russia on May 7, 2003. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite shows active fires marked with red dots. The fires are producing rivers of smoke which extend far to the south into China and have spread eastward over the Pacific Ocean. 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, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Fires Surrounding Lake Baika …
Title Fires Surrounding Lake Baikal
Description Fires burning across southern Russia are choking the skies with thick smoke in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite on May 9, 2003. Large numbers of fires (detected by MODIS and marked with red dots) are burning in the terrain around Lake Baikal (top left of high-resolution image). They are spreading plumes of smoke southward hundreds of miles over China and the Korean Peninsula. At bottom left, some of the haze may be from air pollution. 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, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Fires Surrounding Lake Baika …
Title Fires Surrounding Lake Baikal
Description Fires in southern Russia continue to churn out thick smoke, which is drifting hundreds of miles to the south and east. This combination image is made of a MODIS image from the Terra satellite (left) and MODIS image from the Aqua satellite (right) a few hours later on May 19, 2003. Active fires are marked with red dots. The fires are burning on either side of Like Baikal, in the upper left quadrant of the image, and smoke spills over Mongolia (below, left) and China (below, right). A few fires are burning in northern China. The high-resolution image provided above is 1 kilometer per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at a spatial resolution of 500 meters. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Fires Surrounding Lake Baika …
Title Fires Surrounding Lake Baikal
Description Hundreds of forest fires continue to burn across the boreal forests of Russia, releasing thick clouds of smoke that are spreading as far south as South Korea and central China. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from the Aqua satellite on May 20, 2003, shows the fires marked with red dots. 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, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Fires Surrounding Lake Baika …
Title Fires Surrounding Lake Baikal
Description Hundreds of forest fires continue to burn across the boreal forests of Russia, producing thick plumes of smoke that are spreading as far south as South Korea and central China, and as far east as North America and Europe. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from the Aqua satellite on May 26, 2003, shows the locations of the fires around Lake Baikal marked with red dots. According to scientists in the area, the first fires seen in the region were the typical agricultural burning seen in the spring as farmers prepare land for planting. However, after those fires had begun, the region suffered a long dry spell that even included a sandstorm. Conditions became right for intense forest fires. To the west of Lake Baikal (centered in the image) mature and "over mature" spruce forests are burning. These forests contain large amounts of peat on the forest floor, which produces thick smoke when burned. To the south of the lake, mixed forest types are burning, while closer to the Sayan Mountains in the southwest, cedar forests are burning. The more northern fires to the west of Baikal are not typical for this time of year (usually occurring much later in the summer), and they are suspected to be due to arson by people hoping to make money on salvage logging. To the east of the lake, in the Chita region, deciduous needleleaf forests are burning. For more information about fire monitoring in Russia, visit the National Forest Fire Center of Russia 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, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Fires Surrounding Lake Baika …
Title Fires Surrounding Lake Baikal
Description Forest fires (marked with red dots) surround southern Russia's Lake Baikal on June 9, 2003. Scores of fires are burning in a variety of ecosystems, including mature spruce forests, cedar forests, and mixed forests. Smoke from these fires has been streaming across eastern Russia and China and out over the Pacific Ocean off and on for months, and has traveled around the world, reaching Canada and the United States. This true-color image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite. 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, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Fires Surrounding Lake Baika …
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Early Season Fires in Northe …
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Fires in Eastern Russia: Nat …
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