Minimize Brush fires in Argentina - April 2008

18 April 2008 (from AFP) - A pall of smoke covers Palermo neighbourhood at dusk as massive brush fires set by cattle ranchers and soybean farmers in the Parana River delta choked off Buenos Aires.

Photograph of Beunos Aires from AFP/Getty Images
Envisat views of brush fires

Detailed overview of the area north-west of Buenos Aires, using bands corresponding to visible light.

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Technical Information
Product: MER_FR_1P (300 metre resolution)
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Date of acquisition: 17 Apr 2008
Orbit: 32056
Orbit direction: Descending
Band combination: 7, 5, 2 (RGB)

This image was acquired on the same orbit as the above image, but shows the area in a different band combination to present an alternate view.

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Technical Information
Product: MER_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution)
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Date of acquisition: 17 Apr 2008
Orbit: 32056
Orbit direction: Descending
Band combination: 15, 13, 11 (RGB)

Three days later, fires and smoke are still visible over the area.

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Technical Information
Product: MER_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution)
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Date of acquisition: 20 Apr 2008
Orbit: 32099
Orbit direction: Descending
Band combination: 7, 5, 2 (RGB)
Map of area

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