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July 31, 2009 - Wildfire At Okanagan Lake
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British Columbia, Canada, was experiencing extremely dry conditions in July 2009 according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, and hot, dry weather was predicted to continue. Those conditions set the stage for a large fire that broke out northwest of Kelowna in mid-July.
This image of the fire was captured by the MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite on July 20, 2009. As of July 24, 2009, the fire was about 4,000 acres and 30 percent contained.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 07/20/2009
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
British Columbia, Canada, was experiencing extremely dry conditions in July 2009 according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, and hot, dry weather was predicted to continue. Those conditions set the stage for a large fire that broke out northwest of Kelowna in mid-July.
This image of the fire was captured by the MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite on July 20, 2009. As of July 24, 2009, the fire was about 4,000 acres and 30 percent contained.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 07/20/2009
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
