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Satellite Observations of Forest Fires from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Entry ID: JHU_APL_AVHRR_FIRE |
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Summary
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Abstract:
At its Satellite Communications Facility, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory receives daily data from the AVHRR instrument onboard the NOAA polar orbiting satellites. The JHU/APL Ocean Remote Sensing Group rapidly processes the data into images. Fire-detection software was used to detect fire occurrence. Images are available as both single-channel images and multi-channel composite images. In places were fire occurred, images of smoke plumes and fire scars are also available. [This information was derived from the website of the Ocean Remote Sensing Group at JHU/APL.] |
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Link:
View Related Information
Description: Satellite Images of Forest Fires webpage at JHU/APL Ocean Remote Sensing Group Link: View Related Information Description: Ocean Remote Sensing Group at JHU/APL Link: View Related Information Description: USDA Forest Service, Wildland Fire Assessment System (WFAS): this site can be used to help interpret the satellite images. |
Geographic Coverage
| N: 52.0 | S: 30.0 | E: -103.0 | W: -126.0 |
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| N: 52.0 | S: 43.0 | E: -91.0 | W: -104.0 |
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| N: 35.0 | S: 30.0 | E: -80.0 | W: -86.0 |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 1996-08-18 |
| Stop Date: 1996-11-12 |
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
| AGRICULTURE >FOREST SCIENCE >FOREST FIRE SCIENCE [Definition] |
| SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >INFRARED WAVELENGTHS >INFRARED IMAGERY [Definition] |
| BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS >FIRE ECOLOGY >FIRE OCCURRENCE [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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FARMING
BIOTA IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER |
Platform
| NOAA-12 >National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-12 [Information] |
| NOAA-14 >National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-14 [Information] |
Instrument
| AVHRR >Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer [Information] |
Quality
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An attempt is made to geographically register the data but this may be off at times. |
Use Constraints
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These images are not intended as a working fire detection resource; they are made available only as interesting observations that anybody could make from the publicly available AVHRR data. |
Keywords
| FIRE SCARS |
| SMOKE PLUMES |
Originating Center
| JHU/APL |
Data Center
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Ocean Remote Sensing Group, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/
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Distribution
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Distribution_Media:
WWW
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Personnel
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MELANIE
F.
MEAUX Role: DIF AUTHOR Email: gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov |
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date:
2007-08-30
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