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Yellowstone NP - October 11, 2006 (night IR)

Old Faithful

Norris Geyser Basin

Mud Volcano

Mammoth Geyser Basin

 
 

Yellowstone NP - October 12, 2006 (night IR)

Old Faithful

Norris Geyser Basin

Mud Volcano

Mammoth Geyser Basin

 
 

75 C

31 C

30 C

20 C

15 C

0 C

 

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Fire Science

Thermal mapping

 

Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone NP
on the night of October 12, 2006



As viewed by the FireMapper™ system
in Thermal-Infrared light


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Images were collected from the PSW Airborne Sciences Aircraft flying over the area of the Norris Geyser Basin at 18:10 MDT.


   

Image 1:
Image mosaic from Norris Geyser Basin.

The mean surface temperature was just above freezing, 30 C is the break between the purple and the dark red and 75 C is the top of the red scale.


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Weather conditions at time of data collection :
Cabin Creek from NOAA ROMAN system.

Past Weather Conditions for THRW4
Observations prior to selected time: October 12, 2006 - 22:00 MDT
Weather Conditions at October 12, 2006 - 21:10 MDT

21:10 24 Hour Max 24 Hour Min
Temperature 36.0° F 52.0 at 15:10 27.0 at 8:10
Dew Point 17.7° F 28.5 at 22:10 17.7 at 21:10
Relative Humidity 47% 79 at 0:10 31 at 15:10
Wind Speed 2 mph from W 12 at 13:10 0 at 3:10
Wind Gust 13 mph 21 at 15:10 2 at 10:10
Solar Radiation 0.0 W/m*m 760.0 at 13:10 0.0 at 22:10
Fuel Temperature 34.0° F 57.0 at 14:10 24.0 at 8:10
10 hr Fuel Moisture 14 gm 16 at 22:10 14 at 14:10
Battery voltage 12.90 volt 13.60 at 9:10 12.60 at 6:10

Precipitation accumulated since midnight: 0.00", in 24 hours: 0.00"

Weather conditions at time of data collection :
Burro Hill from NOAA ROMAN system.

Past Weather Conditions for ERAW4
Observations prior to selected time: October 12, 2006 - 21:00 MDT
Weather Conditions at October 12, 2006 - 20:40 MDT

20:40 24 Hour Max 24 Hour Min
Temperature 39.0° F 57.0 at 16:40 27.0 at 7:40
Dew Point 20.0° F 30.1 at 9:40 18.1 at 19:40
Relative Humidity 46% 93 at 6:40 24 at 16:40
Wind Speed 2 mph from S 9 at 15:40 0 at 23:40
Wind Gust 7 mph 21 at 14:40 2 at 1:40
Solar Radiation 0.0 W/m*m 732.0 at 13:40 0.0 at 21:40
Fuel Temperature 36.0° F 68.0 at 13:40 23.0 at 7:40
10 hr Fuel Moisture 12 gm 18 at 9:40 12 at 16:40
Battery voltage 12.80 volt 13.40 at 9:40 12.60 at 4:40

Precipitation accumulated since midnight: 0.00", in 24 hours: 0.00"

FireMapper™ Specifications: Instrument

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For Further Information: contact Dr. Philip J. Riggan

 



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