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Safari 2000 Fires and Aerosols
The fires that raged across southern Africa in August and September of 2000 produced a thick 'river of smoke' that observers compared with the aftermath of the Kuwaiti oil fires in 1991. NASA-supported studies currently underway on the event will contribute to improved air pollution policies in the region and a better understanding of its impact on climate change.

Fires measured by NOAA AVHRR and Smoke Index measured by Earth Probe TOMS over Southern Africa from 9-5-2000 to 9-25-2000    Fires measured by NOAA AVHRR and Smoke Index measured by Earth Probe TOMS over Southern Africa from 9-5-2000 to 9-25-2000
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Fires measured by NOAA AVHRR and Smoke Index measured by Earth Probe TOMS over Southern Africa on 9-25-2000    Fires measured by NOAA AVHRR and Smoke Index measured by Earth Probe TOMS over Southern Africa on 9-25-2000

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Animation Number:2017
Completed:2000-11-16
Animator:Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)
Scientists:Compton Tucker (NASA/GSFC)
 Jay Herman (NASA/GSFC)
 Jacqueline Kendall (NASA/GSFC)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:Earth Probe/TOMS
 NOAA-14/AVHRR
 NOAA-14/AVHRR/Fires
Data Collected:09/05/2000-09/25/2000
Series:Safari 2000
Video:SVS2000-0021 *
Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
DLESE >> Natural hazards
SVS >> Safari 2000
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Biosphere >> Ecological Dynamics >> Fire Occurrence
More Information on this topic available at:
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/earth/environ/safari2000final.htm
 
 
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