EnvirocastTM TV for Tuesday October 28, 2003

High Resolution Southern California Fire Imagery



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The images on the right were taken by Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) onboard NASA's Terra satellite. They show the fires burning on either side of Interstate 15 near the Cajon Pass in the San Bernardino Mountains, roughly 80 km (50 mi) east of Los Angeles, CA. on Sunday, October 26, 2003. 

This animation was created using the still frames available to your right.  It shows how the fires viewed in natural color and false color images in Southern California on October 26, 2003.

Note: The animation above shows how you can use the images to your right in your weathercast to show the fire evolution.  Save each of the still images to your right at the appropriate resolution for your system (either 720x486 or 640x480) and dissolve from one to another in sequence to achieve the above effect.

Active Fire Map of Southern California, 7am MST on October 28, 2003.

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The images were compiled at the USDA Forest Service (USFS) Remote Sensing Applications Center in cooperation with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the University of Maryland, the National Interagency Fire Center, and the USFS Missoula Fire Sciences Lab and processed at StormCenter to include a USGS map background..

False Color Image from MODIS (the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on board NASA's Terra Satellite) on October 26, 2003, Southern California Area:

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Los Angeles Area:

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San Diego Area:

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Environmental Impacts:

  • Yesterday, President Bush declared a major disaster for southern California, to include Los Angeles, San Bernadino, San Diego and Ventura counties, opening the way for aid to residents and communities.

  • There are currently fourteen fires burning in six southern California counties on Federal, state, and private lands, for an estimated 511,995 acres.

  • Thirteen civilians (unconfirmed) have died due to fire-related incidents. No firefighter fatalities have occurred.

  • Structures confirmed lost to the fires in southern California number 1,106.

  • Structure protection measures and evacuation orders are in place across affected areas in southern California. More than 50,000 have been evacuated from their homes.

  • Power outages have affected approximately 235,000 people in southern Thirteen civilians (unconfirmed) have died due to fire-related incidents. No firefighter fatalities have occurred.

  • In Southern California, approximately 40,000 people remain without power.

 

 
Image NTSC 720x486 031028_09_tva.jpg shows the false color ASTER image of fire near Los Angeles on October 26, 2003.
Image NTSC 720x486 031028_10_tva.jpg is the same as above, with no annotation.
Image NTSC 720x486 031028_11_tva.jpg is the generated false color ASTER image of fire near Los Angeles on October 26, 2003.
Zoom in:
Image NTSC 720x486 031028_12_tva.jpg shows the false color ASTER image of the zoomed in fire areas near Los Angeles on October 26, 2003.
Image NTSC 720x486 031028_14_tva.jpg is the same as above, with no annotation.
Image NTSC 720x486 031028_13_tva.jpg shows the natural color ASTER image of the zoomed in fire areas near Los Angeles on October 26, 2003.
Image NTSC 720x486 031028_15_tva.jpg is the same as above, with no annotation.
Image NTSC 640x480 031023_01_tvb.jpg shows haze over eastern China on October 22, 2003.
Image NTSC 640x480 031023_02_tvb.jpg is the same as above, with limited annotation.
Image NTSC 640x480 031023_03_tvb.jpg the same as above, with no annotation.
Zoom in:
Image NTSC 720x486 031028_12_tvb.jpg shows the false color ASTER image of the zoomed in fire areas near Los Angeles on October 26, 2003.
Image NTSC 720x486 031028_14_tvb.jpg is the same as above, with no annotation.
Image NTSC 720x486 031028_13_tvb.jpg shows the natural color ASTER image of the zoomed in fire areas near Los Angeles on October 26, 2003.
Image NTSC 720x486 031028_15_tvb.jpg is the same as above, with no annotation.
 

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