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Fire Science: Wildfire Monitoring and Prediction


Fire Imaging: Butler 2 Fire
Butler 2 Fire, San Bernardino County, CA
16:01 PDT 18 September 2007


As viewed by the FireMapper™ Thermal-Imaging Radiometer


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Current Image: False-color mosaic
This RGB image shows reflected red light at 650 nm in red, reflected NIR at 850 nm in green, and thermal IR at 8 - 12 um in blue as viewed from above on 18 September 2007, between 16:01 and 16:41 PDT.

 

Image 1: False-color mosaic
Plan view of fire. Ash layers from recent fires are shown in shades of blue and purple.


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Image 2: Willow Fire perimeter
Black polygon shows the perimeter of the 1999 Willow Fire.


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Image 3: Pre-fire false-color mosaic
Example of area from 2003 survey flight. Compare to image below.

Imagery from 2003 vegetation mapping flight- 27 April 2003


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Image 4: Post-fire false-color mosaic
Example of area from 2007 fire-mapping flight. Compare to image above.


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Burned Area

 

 


Archives of past fires: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001


Forest mapping: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001


FireMapper™ Specifications: Instrument

FireMapper™ References: Publications

FireMapper™ Tools- image analysis software: ftp downloads page

For Further Information: contact Dr. Philip J. Riggan

 

FireMapper™ has been developed through a Research Joint Venture with Space Instruments, Inc., and support from the National Fire Plan, Forest Service International Programs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Joint Fire Sciences Program, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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