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January 7, 2010 - Fires in Central Africa
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Fires continued to burn in central Africa on December 30, 2009. The MODIS on the Aqua satellite captured this image the same day. The fires, which have been marked with red dots, cover Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and the Central African Republic (from left to right). The number of fires present appears to be even greater than on December 23.
Fire is a common land management tool, and the widespread nature of these fires suggests that these were probably deliberately set to clear land. The rainforests of the Congo region are dark green along the bottom of the image. The grasslands of the Sahel are a lighter green and tan in the top half of the image.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 12/30/2009
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Fires continued to burn in central Africa on December 30, 2009. The MODIS on the Aqua satellite captured this image the same day. The fires, which have been marked with red dots, cover Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and the Central African Republic (from left to right). The number of fires present appears to be even greater than on December 23.
Fire is a common land management tool, and the widespread nature of these fires suggests that these were probably deliberately set to clear land. The rainforests of the Congo region are dark green along the bottom of the image. The grasslands of the Sahel are a lighter green and tan in the top half of the image.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 12/30/2009
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
