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Fire Science: Wildfire Monitoring and Prediction


Fire Imaging: Woodhouse Fire
Woodhouse Fire, Riverside County
5 October 2005


As viewed by the FireMapper™ Thermal-Imaging Radiometer

Thermal Mosaic
Plan view of fire shown on shaded relief map.


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Current Image: Thermal mosaic
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.9 micrometers wavelength on 5 October 2005, at 7:12 to 7:19 pm PDT.

 

Image 1: Thermal Mosaic
Plan view of fire.


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Image 1a: Thermal Mosaic
Plan view of fire.


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Image 2: Mosaic Overlay
Topographic view from west.


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Image 2: Mosaic Overlay
Plan view of fire shown on 1:24k topo map (DRG).


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Weather conditions at time of data collection:
from NOAA ROMAN system.
Past Weather Conditions for BNTC1
Observations prior to selected time: October 05, 2005 - 20:00 PDT
Weather Conditions at October 5, 2005 - 19:10 PDT

19:10 24 Hour Max 24 Hour Min
Temperature 70.0° F 80.0 at 16:10 64.0 at 5:10
Dew Point 3.1° F 14.3 at 20:10 -1.2 at 10:10
Wet Bulb Temperature 44.9° F 49.4 at 16:10 42.7 at 5:10
Relative Humidity 7% 12 at 20:10 5 at 10:10
Wind Speed 10 mph from ENE 17 at 11:10 9 at 20:10
Wind Gust 29 mph 45 at 13:10 26 at 20:10
Pressure 27.12 in 27.17 at 9:10 27.10 at 17:10
Sea Level Pressure 29.79 in 29.86 at 7:10 29.72 at 17:10
Altimeter 29.91 in 29.96 at 9:10 29.88 at 17:10
1500 m Pressure 24.96in 25.00 at 9:10 24.93 at 17:10
Solar Radiation 2.0 W/m*m 840.0 at 13:10 0.0 at 20:10
Fuel Temperature 68.0° F 87.0 at 15:10 62.0 at 5:10
10 hr Fuel Moisture 0 gm 0 at 20:10 0 at 20:10
Battery voltage 12.30 volt 13.30 at 9:10 12.10 at 6:10

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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