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Piper Navajo remote sensing aircraft

Fire Science: Wildfire Monitoring and Prediction


Fire Imaging: Troy Fire

Troy Fire, Cleveland National Forest
19 June 2002
(Series A, Passes 3-15)


As viewed by the FireMapper™ Thermal-Imaging Radiometer

 

Image 1:
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.5 to 12.3 micrometres wavelength on 19 June 2002, at 1:30 pm.


View Troy Fire image as Google Earth overlay

Pass 3


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Image 2:
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.5 to 12.3 micrometres wavelength on 19 June 2002, at 1:46 pm.


Note the 2 intersecting strips of aerially delivered fire retardant north of the fire.


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Pass 5


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Image 3:
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.5 to 12.3 micrometres wavelength on 19 June 2002, at 1:51 pm.


View Troy Fire image as Google Earth overlay

Pass 7


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Image 4:
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.5 to 12.3 micrometres wavelength on 19 June 2002, at 1:55 pm.


View Troy Fire image as Google Earth overlay

 

Pass 9


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Image 5:
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.5 to 12.3 micrometres wavelength on 19 June 2002, at 2:05 pm.


View Troy Fire image as Google Earth overlay

Pass 12


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Image 6:
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 11.5 to 12.3 micrometres wavelength on 19 June 2002, at 2:15 pm.


View Troy Fire image as Google Earth overlay

Pass 15


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19 June maps

19 June (series B)

19 June (series C)

19 June (series D)

Overview

Passes 18 through 29

Passes 32 through 45

Passes 48 through 62


Links


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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