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Fire Science: Wildfire Monitoring and Prediction


Fire Imaging: Rice Fire
Rice Fire, San Diego County, CA
15:44 PDT 28 October 2007


As viewed by the FireMapper™ Thermal-Imaging Radiometer


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Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 8-12 micrometers wavelength on 28 October 2007, between 15:44 and 15:59 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).


All temperatures are below 60 C in this image.


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Weather conditions at time of data collection :
Oceanside station KNFG from NOAA ROMAN system.

Past Weather Conditions for KNFG
Observations prior to selected time: October 28, 2007 - 16:00 PDT
Weather Conditions at October 28, 2007 - 15:56 PDT


15:56 24 Hour Max 24 Hour Min
Temperature 82.0° F 89.1 at 12:56 48.0 at 6:56
Dew Point 50.0° F 55.9 at 20:56 44.1 at 6:56
Wet Bulb Temperature 62.7° F 65.6 at 13:56 46.0 at 6:56
Relative Humidity 33% 86 at 2:56 26 at 12:56
Wind Speed 7 mph from SW 13 at 14:56 0 at 16:56
Pressure 29.96 in 30.07 at 8:56 29.96 at 14:56
Sea level pressure 30.03 in 30.14 at 8:56 30.03 at 15:56
Altimeter 30.04 in 30.15 at 8:56 30.04 at 14:56
1500 m Pressure 25.07in 25.16 at 8:56 25.07 at 14:56
Weather conditions clear - -
Visibility 9.00 miles 10.00 at 18:56 9.00 at 16:56
Ceiling - 15000 at 17:56 10000 at 16:56

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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