We are pleased to re-offer this two-part training. An English and a Spanish version of each session will be offered, in order to provide a renewed opportunity to engage directly with instructors during live Q&A discussions and earn an official certificate of completion. We encourage those who were previously unable to attend, to join us for this repeat offering and take full advantage of the interactive learning experience and certification benefit.
Description
Satellite observations can be used to detect active fires as well as monitor the impacts of fires on air quality and ecosystems. Monitoring post-fire impacts to vegetation is essential for evaluating burn severity, which informs post-fire debris flow risk; understanding patterns in ecosystem recovery; and identifying areas that require restoration intervention. Wildfire smoke monitoring is also critical for air quality and public health applications, as exposure to fine particulate matter within smoke can cause respiratory issues and other health complications.
Along with active fires, satellite sensors can detect static thermal anomalies (STA) from natural heat sources, such as volcanoes, or industrial heat sources such as mineral processing plants, gas flares, and waste incinerators. Multiple sources of satellite imagery and derived data products relevant to smoke, post-fire conditions, and STA identification are available within NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS).
This two-part training led by NASA's Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) program will introduce participants to several capabilities within FIRMS that were not included in the previous ARSET training, Introduction to NASA Earth Observations and Tools for Wildfire Monitoring and Management. Participants will learn how to use the FIRMS aerosol index indices, burned area products, post-fire indices and imagery, static thermal anomaly information, and how to use Jupyter Notebooks to ingest and visualize active fire detection data.