Fires in Argentina
25 November 2003
Latest Satellite Images from Argentina:
Scattered fires were burning in western Argentina (center) on November 19,2003.
The dry, rugged Andes Mountains to the left of the image center give way to avast plain,
which is extensively used for agriculture. This image and active fire detections(marked in red)
were captured by the ModerateResolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite.
The high-resolution image provided above is 2 km per pixel. it is alsoprovided at resolution of 250 m.
Source: Earth Observatory
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue haze) are visible from fires burningin Argentina,
image from 23 November 2003.
Source: OSEI/NOAA
This image captured by the ModerateResolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
shows fires marked in red. Image with resolution of 2 km; click on image
for a resolution of 500 m (Source: MODIS)
