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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0130 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0130 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0131 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0131 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0132 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0132 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0133 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0134 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0134 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0135 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0135 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0136 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0137 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0138 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0139 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0140 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0141 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0142 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0143 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0144 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0145 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0146 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0147 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0148 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0149 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0150 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0151 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0152 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0153 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0153 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0154 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0154 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0155 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0155 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0156 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0156 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0157 UTC
Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0157 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0158 UTC
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Fire Temperature - RGB used to highlight fires - 05 Nov 2024 - 0159 UTC
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)