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Purdy Fire

22 August

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Fire Science: Wildfire Monitoring and Prediction


Fire Imaging: Purdy Fire
Purdy Fire, Teton and Fremont Counties, WY
22 August 2006


As viewed by the FireMapper™ Thermal-Imaging Radiometer
-data collected by the Bureau of Land Management aircraft N30W-


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Current Image: Thermal mosaic
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 8-12 micrometers wavelength on 22 August 2006, between 15:16 and 15:50 MDT.

 

Image 1: Thermal Mosaic
Plan view of fire. Warmer tones represent recent or active combustion; areas of light gray are cooling ash or warm bare ground and the low temperatures of unburned forest and cool ground are shown in darker gray (see chart above).


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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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