Fires in the U.S. Southwest
Fires in theU.S. Southwest
14 June 2006
Several fires were burning in the U.S. Southwest on 11 June 2006, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Aqua satellite passed overhead. MODIS captured this image and detected several fires (outlined in red) in Arizona (left) and New Mexico (right). In Arizona, the Potato Complex Fire was burning in ponderosa pine, pinyon juniper, and grass, and on12 June, the National Interagency Fire Center reported that the fire was threatening utility infrastructure, wildlife habitat, and cultural resources. In New Mexico, both the Skates and the Wilson Fires were started by lightning, and were being managed to protect private property and benefit the ecology of the landscape. No detail was available about the Brushy Fire at the time of thisposting.
AQUA
11 June 2006
(source: EarthObservatory)
The high-resolution image provided above has a spatial resolution of 250 meters perpixel.
Navajo Mountain Fire
Just north of the Arizona-Utah border, Navajo Mountain overlooks Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon. On12 June 2006, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Aqua satellite observed a large fire on the mountain. The location in which the sensor detected actively burning fire is outlined in red. A column of smoke billowsnorth.
AQUA
12 June 2006
(source: EarthObservatory)
This image is shown at MODIS maximum spatial resolution (level of detail) of 250 meters per pixel.
