Fires in Asia

On February 23, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite captured this image of fires (red dots) scattered across (clockwise from top right) China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand (left) and Laos (right), Myanmar, and India. In China, smog from the northeast can be seen in the upper right of the image.

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Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published February 27, 2003
Data acquired February 23 - 23, 2003

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response