Nasa Forest Fire Satellite

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Nasa forest fire satellite. Get the latest updates on nasa missions watch nasa tv live and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. Every evening from late spring to early fall two planes lift off from airports in the western united states and fly through the sunset each headed for an active wildfire and then another and another. Nasa gov brings you the latest images videos and news from america s space agency. Nasa s fire information for resource management system firms distributes near real time nrt active fire data within 3 hours of satellite observation from nasa s moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer modis aboard the terra and aqua satellites and nasa s visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs aboard the suomi national polar orbiting partnership suomi npp and noaa 20.
Fire data is available for download or can be viewed through a map interface. The fire maps show the locations of actively burning fires around the world on a monthly basis based on observations from the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer on nasa s terra satellite. Nasa provides data services and tools that enable resource managers disaster management teams and scientists to understand and monitor environmental conditions before a fire starts measure the intensity and development of fires as they are burning and assess the effects and impacts of wildfires. The colors are based on a count of the number not size of fires observed within a 1 000 square kilometer area.
Nasa lance fire information for resource management system provides near real time active fire data from modis and viirs to meet the needs of firefighters scientists and users interested in monitoring fires.