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Fire Science

Wildfire Monitoring and Prediction
Fire Imaging

Fire Spread mapping of the Old Fire, San Bernardino NF

25 October 2003

Set #1, Page 1


As viewed by the FireMapper™ Thermal-Imaging Radiometer


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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 (see chart below). Low temperatures of unburned forest and cool ground are shown in green. Images have been geographically referenced. Vertical exaggeration in 3-d views is 1.5 to one unless otherwise noted.

Fire Area Map

 

 

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Fire Imagery


The following color-coded images depict apparent ground surface temperatures in Celsius.

The background image is a portion of a high-resolution multi-band mosaic assembled from data collected on 9 September 2003 (pre-fire).

Flash Movie


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Old Fire movie

 

Image 1: Pass 3
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.9 micrometers wavelength on 25 October 2003, at 11:09 am PDT.


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Image 1a: Pass 3
Topographic view from southwest.

No vertical exaggeration.


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Image 2: Pass 5
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.9 micrometers wavelength on 25 October 2003, at 11:14 am PDT.


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Image 2a: Pass 5
Topographic view from southwest.

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Image 3: Pass 7
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.9 micrometers wavelength on 25 October 2003, at 11:19 am PDT.


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Image 3a: Pass 7
Topographic view from southwest.

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Image 4: Pass 9
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.9 micrometers wavelength on 25 October 2003, at 11:24 am PDT.


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Image 4a: Pass 9
Topographic view from southwest.

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Image 5: Pass 11
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.9 micrometers wavelength on 25 October 2003, at 11:30 am PDT.


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Image 5a: Pass 11
Topographic view from southwest.

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Image 6: Pass 13
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.9 micrometers wavelength on 25 October 2003, at 11:35 am PDT.


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Image 6a: Pass 13
Topographic view from southwest.

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Image 7: Pass 14
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.9 micrometers wavelength on 25 October 2003, at 11:43 am PDT.


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Image 7a: Pass 14
Topographic view from southwest.

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Image 8: Pass 16
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.9 micrometers wavelength on 25 October 2003, at 11:56 am PDT.


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Image 8a: Pass 16
Topographic view from southwest.

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Image 9: Pass 18
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.9 micrometers wavelength on 25 October 2003, at 12:09 pm PDT.


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Image 9a: Pass 18
Topographic view from southwest.

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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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