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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

 

Old Faithful 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 near Old Faithful geyser at 18:42 MDT.


   

Image 1:
Image mosaic from Old Faithful.

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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Image 2:
Image mosaic from Old Faithful in a Google Earth overlay.


View the Geyser area in Google Earth.
Locations approximate.


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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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