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May 2, 2008 - Fires and Smoke in Eastern Asia
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According to reports from Russia's ITAR-TASS news service, rain and sleet in southern and eastern Russia on Sunday, April 28, helped to quell many of the forest fires that had been raging in Amur Oblast throughout much of April. You can view an April 17 image of the fires
here.
This image of southern Russia shows that on April 27, 2008, numerous fires (locations marked in red) were still burning in the Chitin Oblast (left-hand side of image), while thick smoke hung over a large area to the south and east. The image was captured by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 04/27/2008
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
According to reports from Russia's ITAR-TASS news service, rain and sleet in southern and eastern Russia on Sunday, April 28, helped to quell many of the forest fires that had been raging in Amur Oblast throughout much of April. You can view an April 17 image of the fires here.
This image of southern Russia shows that on April 27, 2008, numerous fires (locations marked in red) were still burning in the Chitin Oblast (left-hand side of image), while thick smoke hung over a large area to the south and east. The image was captured by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 04/27/2008
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
