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April 19, 2008 - Fires in Southern Russia
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Scores of large fires choked the skies of the southern part of the Russia with smoke. This image of the fires (locations marked in red) was captured by the MODIS on NASA's Aqua satellite on April 17, 2008.
Early spring is not a common time for naturally occurring wildfires in Russia, so most of these fires are probably intentional agricultural fires or wildfires accidentally caused by people.
Black lines show the country borders - part of China is in the lower center of the image, and a small piece of Mongolia, visible to its west. The Russian fires are both east and west of China. The western part of Russia is located southeast of Lake Biakal. The eastern part of Russia is north of the Amur River.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 04/17/2008
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Scores of large fires choked the skies of the southern part of the Russia with smoke. This image of the fires (locations marked in red) was captured by the MODIS on NASA's Aqua satellite on April 17, 2008.
Early spring is not a common time for naturally occurring wildfires in Russia, so most of these fires are probably intentional agricultural fires or wildfires accidentally caused by people.
Black lines show the country borders - part of China is in the lower center of the image, and a small piece of Mongolia, visible to its west. The Russian fires are both east and west of China. The western part of Russia is located southeast of Lake Biakal. The eastern part of Russia is north of the Amur River.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 04/17/2008
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
