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Research Topics
Fire Science: Imaging
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CRAFT |
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Social Aspects of Fire
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Copper Fire, Los Angeles County, California (June 7, 2002):
As viewed by the FireMapper Thermal-imaging Radiometer aboard the Pacific
Southwest Research Station's Airborne Sciences Aircraft
Images were collected and disseminated in part by satellite
communications in near-real time from the PSW Airborne Sciences Aircraft.
Shown is energy emitted from the ground as measured at thermal-infrared wavelengths
by the PSW FireMapper system. Bright areas are very hot ground associated with
active fire fronts. Images have been geographically referenced and are depicted
on USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles, 1:100,000-scale topographic maps or on a digital
elevation model derived from the Space Shuttle topographic mapping mission.
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Copper Fire, as viewed from above at 11.9 micrometers wavelength on 7 June
2002 at approximately 2:30 pm local time. The town of Green
Valley is visible as a network of roads near the top-center of
the image; San Francisquito Road is visible at the upper left.
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Yellow lines are roads
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Cooper Fire, near Green Valley, as in Image 1: 3:50 pm local time on 7 June 2002 |
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Copper Fire south of Bee Canyon on Del Sur ridge as in Image 1: 2:30 pm local time on 7 June 2002
Very high values artificially colored red-yellow in this ground temperature map
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necessary for proper geo-referencing (if the viewer has that
capability).
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For Further Information:
Please contact Dr. Philip J. Riggan at this link.
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