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Fire Science: Wildfire Monitoring and Prediction


Fire Imaging: Angel Fire
Angel Fire, San Diego County, CA
18:59 PDT 17 September 2007

As viewed by the FireMapper™ Thermal-Imaging Radiometer

Partial cloud cover (gray shades) obscures much of the area. In the unobscured area, red denotes warm pixels 18 C and above.



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Current Image: Thermal mosaic
Ground surface temperatures as viewed from above at 8-12 micrometers wavelength on 17 September 2007, between 18:59 and 19:01 PDT.

 

Image 1: Thermal Mosaic

Plan view of fire. Partial cloud cover (gray shades) obscures much of the area. In the unobscured area, red denotes warm pixels 18 C and above.


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

Past Weather Conditions for JULC1
Observations prior to selected time: September 17, 2007 - 20:00 PDT
Weather Conditions at September 17, 2007 - 19:14 PDT


19:14 24 Hour Max 24 Hour Min
Temperature 54.0° F 67.0 at 14:14 51.0 at 23:14
Dew Point 47.3° F 47.3 at 19:14 19.0 at 2:14
Relative Humidity 78% 78 at 19:14 25 at 2:14
Wind Speed 9 mph from WSW 13 at 15:14 5 at 23:14
Wind Gust 17 mph 27 at 13:14 9 at 0:14
Solar Radiation 0.0 W/m*m 972.0 at 12:14 0.0 at 20:14
Fuel Temperature 54.0° F 80.0 at 13:14 47.0 at 0:14
10 hr Fuel Moisture 9 gm 10 at 10:14 7 at 20:14
Battery voltage 12.90 volt 14.40 at 10:14 12.60 at 7:14

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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