{"id":154495,"date":"2021-08-01T16:22:15","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T14:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=154495"},"modified":"2021-08-01T16:22:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T14:22:17","slug":"ecostress-data-incorporated-into-new-wildfire-response-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=154495","title":{"rendered":"ECOSTRESS Data Incorporated Into New Wildfire Response Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NASA\u2019s ECOSTRESS instrument captured ground-surface temperature data over southern Oregon\u2019s Bootleg Fire from July 7 to July 22. Areas in red \u2013 the hottest pixels detected \u2013 show the fire front, where resources are needed most. Credits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The instrument on the International Space Station is uniquely positioned to provide wildfire responders with a high-resolution look at fire progression.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NASA\u2019s ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS<\/a>) is aiding in the fight against fires in the Western U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of July 28, 2021, the size of the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon was more than 410,000 acres, making it the largest wildfire currently burning in the U.S. So far, some 400 buildings and more than 340 vehicles have been destroyed<\/a>. Wildfire responders have managed to contain about 53% of the fire, and new data from ECOSTRESS<\/a> is helping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ECOSTRESS measures surface temperature from the vantage point of the International Space Station, and its ability to observe fires of the Northwest US often twice per day at a high spatial resolution (around 70 meters) makes it ideal for tracking fires. Researchers on the RADR-Fire team at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been experimenting with ECOSTRESS data as part of a new tool now being implemented for first responders like the U.S. Forest Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the above visualization, ECOSTRESS is tracking the movement of the Bootleg Fire and identifying its proximity to critical infrastructure \u2014 areas in red represent the hottest pixels ECOSTRESS detected. The extreme heat in those areas indicates the fire front, or where resources are most needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The capabilities of ECOSTRESS are unique. Satellites that acquire data more frequently don\u2019t have high-enough resolution to track the fine line of the fire front, and satellites with higher resolution than ECOSTRESS cross over the same area much less frequently (every 5 to 16 days).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixie Fire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NASA\u2019s ECOSTRESS instrument captured ground-surface temperature data over northern California\u2019s Dixie Fire from July 15 to July 24. Areas in red \u2013 the hottest pixels detected \u2013 show the fire front, where resources are needed most. Credits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NASA\u2019s ECOSTRESS instrument captured ground-surface temperature data over northern California\u2019s Dixie Fire from July 15 to July 24. Areas in red \u2013 the hottest pixels detected \u2013 show the fire front, where resources are needed most.Credits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ECOSTRESS also captured data over Northern California\u2019s Dixie Fire, which has doubled in size to more than 220,000 acres over the last few days. In the Dixie Fire data visualization above, the red areas show the hottest pixels \u2013 and fire movement \u2013 from July 15 to July 24. The most heavily affected areas are south of Lake Almanor in Plumas County. As of July 27, the Dixie Fire was 23% contained<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 7,000 personnel are involved in the wildfire response to the two fires. Although they have many tools in their arsenal, the use of spaceborne data like that provided by ECOSTRESS is still relatively new \u2013 and also serves as a good example of the versatility and real-world impact satellite data can provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information about ECOSTRESS can be found at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/ecostress.jpl.nasa.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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via Watts Up With That?<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/ift.tt\/3lhZezG<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 1, 2021 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From NASA The instrument on the International Space Station is uniquely positioned to provide wildfire responders with a high-resolution look at fire progression. NASA\u2019s ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) is aiding in the fight against fires in the Western U.S. As of July 28, 2021, the size of the Bootleg Fire […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","has-post-thumbnail","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-EbR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":207880,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=207880","url_meta":{"origin":154495,"position":0},"title":"NASA Highlights Climate Research on Cargo Launch, Sets Coverage","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"10\/07\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"From NASA A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:14 a.m. on Aug. 29, 2021, carrying the Dragon spacecraft on its journey to the International Space Station for NASA and SpaceX\u2019s 23rd commercial resupply services mission. 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