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Fire Science

Wildfire Monitoring and Prediction
Fire Imaging
Wolf Fire, Los Padres National Forest
6 to 12 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. Bright areas shown here are very hot ground associated with active fire fronts. Images have been geographically referenced. Vertical exaggeration in 3-d views is 1.5 to one unless otherwise noted.

Image 1:
Ash layer, residual burning and spot fires at the Wolf Fire, 12 June 2002

Light gray tones are areas of ash warmed by solar heating. Dark gray tones are unburned vegetation.

Image 2:
Topographic view of above image.


View the Wolf Fire in Google Earth.
Locations approximate.

Image 3:
Wolf Fire, as viewed from above at 11.9 micrometers wavelength on 7 June 2002

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Image 4:
Topographic view from SE of above image, with the hotter areas colored red-orange

Color-coded surface temperatures associated with active or recent burning in the Wolf Fire, 6 June 2002.

Image 5:
Residual burning and spot fires at the Wolf Fire, 12 June 2002

Light gray tones are areas of ash warmed by solar heating. Dark gray tones are unburned vegetation. Red, orange, and yellow regions are residual burning. Latitude and longitude of hot spots may be obtained by opening the TIFF file in a suitable viewer such as Erdas Imagine. Postfire ash-surface temperatures may be indicative of the severity of burning.

Image 6:
Topographic view of above image.

 

 



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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