GOES and POES Images of Lower North Fork Fire in Colorado
The "Lower North Fork Fire" began to burn near Aspen Springs, Colorado during the afternoon hours on 26 March 2012, quickly increasing in size to over 4,100 acres. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-15 and GOES-13) and Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) images of the fire smoke plume and the fire thermal "hot spot" are posted on the CIMSS Satellite Blog.
AWIPS image comparison of 4-km resolution GOES-13 3.9 µm and 1-km resolution POES AVHRR 3.7 µm shortwave IR data, showing the thermal "hot spot" (black to red to yellow color enhancement) associated with the Lower North Fork Fire in Colorado.
