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Fire Science: Wildfire Monitoring and Prediction


Fire Imaging: Colina Fire
Colina Fire, Riverside County, CA
15:36 PDT 10 September 2007


As viewed by the FireMapper™ Thermal-Imaging Radiometer


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Current Image: Thermal mosaic
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.9 micrometers wavelength on 10 September 2007, between 15:36 and 15:36 PDT.

 

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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Image 2: Thermal Mosaic on DOQQ
Thermal image on Color IR Digital Orthoquad.


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Image 3: Thermal Mosaic on FireMapper imagery
Thermal image on color composite of recent FireMapper imagery.


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Weather conditions at time of data collection :
from NOAA ROMAN system.
Past Weather Conditions for KNFG
Observations prior to selected time: September 10, 2007 - 16:00 PDT
Weather Conditions at September 10, 2007 - 15:56 PDT

15:56 24 Hour Max 24 Hour Min
Temperature 79.0° F 82.0 at 13:56 50.0 at 4:56
Dew Point 51.1° F 57.0 at 17:56 46.9 at 4:56
Wet Bulb Temperature 62.0° F 64.0 at 13:56 48.4 at 4:56
Relative Humidity 38% 89 at 2:56 37 at 13:56
Wind Speed 16 mph from SSW 16 at 14:56 0 at 19:56
Wind Gust - 22 at 14:56 18 at 13:56
Pressure 29.82 in 29.89 at 7:56 29.81 at 16:56
Sea level pressure 29.89 in 29.97 at 9:56 29.88 at 16:56
Altimeter 29.90 in 29.97 at 7:56 29.89 at 16:56
1500 m Pressure 24.95in 25.01 at 7:56 24.94 at 16:56
Weather conditions clear - -
Visibility 10.00 miles 10.00 at 16:56 9.00 at 6:56

Archives of past fires: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001


Forest mapping: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001


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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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