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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1320 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1320 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1330 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1330 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1340 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1340 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1400 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1410 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1420 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1420 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1430 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1430 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1440 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1440 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1500 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1510 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1520 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1520 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1530 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1530 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1600 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1610 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1620 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1620 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1630 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1630 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1640 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1640 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1650 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1720 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1720 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1740 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1740 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1750 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1750 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1900 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1900 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1910 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1910 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1920 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 09 May 2024 - 1920 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
legend for Fire Temperature RBG

Fire Temperature key:

1 - Warm fire
2 - Very warm fire
3 - Hot fire
4 - Very hot fire
5 - Burn scars
6 - Clear sky: land
7 - Clear sky: water/snow/night
8 - Water clouds
9 - Ice clouds

Fire Temperature RGB allows the user to identify where the most intense fires are occurring and differentiate these from "cooler" fires. The RGB takes advantage of the fact that from 3.9µm to shorter wavelengths, background solar radiation and surface reflectance increases. This means that fires need to be more intense in order to be detected by the 2.2 and 1.6µm bands, as more intense fires emit more radiation at these wavelengths. Therefore, small/"cool" fires will only show up at 3.9µm and appear red while increases in fire intensity cause greater contributions of the other channels resulting in white very intense fires.

• For more details, see the Fire Temperature RGB Quick Guide, (PDF, 1.2 MB)