Near-real time active fire monitoring voer Asia using Auqa/Terra MODIS

Abstract

This research focuses on a near-real time network based active fire monitoring over Asia using MODIS onboard Aqua and Terra satellite. Firstly, the algorithm used for fire mapping is described that is basically improved on the heritage of AVHRR using 4- and 11-μm thermal channels. Secondly, our fire product is described that is mainly composed of fire mask along with latitude and longitude tables supplemented by confidence value in percent. Thirdly, our current status of fire product production is presented and the way to obtain them through FTP or HTTP is described. Finally, some caveats to bear in mind when using our fire product and our future works are described for the refinement of our algorithm.