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Fire Science: Wildfire Monitoring and Prediction


Fire Imaging: Troy Fire
   
Troy Fire, Cleveland National Forest
19 June 2002
and 20 June 2002


As viewed by the FireMapper™ Thermal-Imaging Radiometer

Images were collected from the PSW Airborne Sciences Aircraft and disseminated in part by satellite communications in near-real time. FireMapper measures the radiance of emitted thermal-infrared light, which readily penetrates smoke. False-color images shown here depict the apparent surface temperature (in Celsius) as estimated from radiance and a simple black-body model. Warmer tones represent recent or active combustion; areas of gray are cooling ash or warm bare ground. Low temperatures of unburned forest and cool ground are shown in green. Images have been geographically referenced.


 

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Base Image

3-band image is visible red band, NIR band and TIR band image of fire area on 20 June.

Ash layer is magenta area in center of image. Smoke from residual burning is seen in the eastern portion of the image.


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Base Image in 3D perspective view

Ash layer is magenta area in center of image. Smoke from residual burning is seen in the eastern portion of the image.


View Troy Fire image as Google Earth overlay


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View slideshow of 3D post-fire terrain; perspective view from the west.
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View slideshow of 3D post-fire terrain; perspective view from the east.
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View slideshow of 3D post-fire terrain; perspective view from the south.
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Links


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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 Last Modified: 2009-07-21