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Observing Forest Fires with the GOES-8, 3.9-µm Imaging Channel

John F. Weaver1, James F. W. Purdom1, and Timothy L. Schneider2
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  • 1 NOAA/NESDIS RAMM Branch, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
  • | 2 Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Print Publication:
01 Dec 1995
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0434(1995)010<0803:OFFWTI>2.0.CO;2
Page(s):
803–808
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Abstract

Blackbody radiation at 3.9 µm increases rapidly with temperature. This fact suggests a potential application by fire weather meteorologists of the 3.9-µm imagery data provided by the new GOES-8 weather satellite. The ability of the 3.9-µm channel to sense forest fires is briefly discussed and an example case study is presented. A simple radiation model is used to estimate the minimum detectable fire size for several types of wildfires.

Abstract

Blackbody radiation at 3.9 µm increases rapidly with temperature. This fact suggests a potential application by fire weather meteorologists of the 3.9-µm imagery data provided by the new GOES-8 weather satellite. The ability of the 3.9-µm channel to sense forest fires is briefly discussed and an example case study is presented. A simple radiation model is used to estimate the minimum detectable fire size for several types of wildfires.

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