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June 19, 2002
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June 21, 2002
June 22, 2002
June 23, 2002
June 24, 2002
June 30, 2002

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July 02, 2002 - (date of web publication)

THE EVOLUTION OF THE RODEO-CHEDISKI FIRE

June 19, 2002 - Click on pic for movie of fires from MODIS	June 20, 2002
June 21, 2002	June 22, 2002
June 23, 2002	June 24, 2002
June 30, 2002

This satellite time series tracks the growth the Rodeo-Chediski fire from June 19 through June 30, 2002. As of July 1, the fire has charred more than 450,000 acres. The images were captured by the Terra satellite's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument.

The sequence contains images from 6/19, 6/20, 6/21, 6/22, 6/23, 6/24, and 6/30. The red colors reveal the locations and extent of the active fires. The cumulative burned areas are shown in gray. Fire fighters and U.S. Forest Service managers use MODIS data to help them allocate fire fighting resources and to plan the restoration and recovery efforts after the fires have been extinguished.

Terra MODIS images acquired by MODIS Rapid Response System and by the Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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