October 16, 2021 - Fires in Pakistan and India
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Many dozens of fires speckled the green swath of agricultural land that
lies south of the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains in India (east)
and Pakistan (west) in mid-October 2021. In this area, the rivers and
streams of the region spill out of the mountains to create rich,
fertile soil that provides much of the annual harvest for Pakistan and
India. Fire is used in traditional agriculture to help clear stubble
from fields and preparing soil for new planting.
On October 15, 2021, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of
northwestern India and northeastern Pakistan. Each red “hot spot” marks
an area where the thermal bands on the instrument detected high
temperatures. When combined with typical smoke, as in this image, such
hot spots mark actively burning fire. The smoke blows generally toward
the southeast, created a light haze south of the snow-capped Himalaya
Mountains.
Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 10/15/2021
Resolutions: 1km (312.1 KB), 500m (1.2 MB), 250m (4 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2021-10-16
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