MODIS
Examples for the Global Daily MODIS Fire Products
Example: Australia fires on 29 December 2001
To search for images that cover Australia fires on Friday, 29 December 2001, click on the date or alternatively the Julian day (363).
Click on the Orbit Tracks map in the upper left corner. Check the nearest satellite overpass over Eastern Australia. In this case the overpass is at 00:15 UTC (11:15 local Sydney time).
Fig.1. MODIS orbit tracks map of 29 December 2001
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Proceed to the closest image: 00:15 UTC and select image by resolution (2 km, 1 km, 500 m). See examples:
Fig.2. MODIS land and fire image of Eastern Australia, 29 December 2001. Resolution: 2 km
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Fig.3. MODIS land and fire image of Eastern Australia, 29 December 2001. Resolution: 500 m
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Example: Madagascar fires on 25 December 2001
To search for images that cover fires in Madagascar on Tuesday, 25 December 2001, click on the date or alternatively the Julian day (359).
Click on the Orbit Tracks map in the upper left corner. Check the nearest satellite overpass over Madagascar. In this case the overpass is at 07:10 UTC (10:10 local Madagascar time).
Fig.4. MODIS orbit tracks map of 25 December 2001
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Fig.5. MODIS land and fire image of Madagascar, 25 December 2001. Resolution: 2 km
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Fig.6. MODIS land and fire image of Madagascar, 25 December 2001. Resolution: 500 m
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