Fire near Bengo (AO)

9.13°S, 13.66°E

What the satellites measured

This fire is not in the last thirty days of the fire list, but detections remain around this point: the curve below is rebuilt from the raw pixels, which are kept for a hundred days.

“Detected extent” is not “burned area”: it is the union of the ground footprints of the satellite pixels, and a pixel counts in full (375 m for VIIRS, 1 km for MODIS) even when only a forest edge is burning. Compared with press figures it is in practice one and a half to three times the area reported. Detections taken at the edge of the scan swath, too coarse to measure anything at all, are excluded. These figures come from thermal detection and are not an official assessment: only the emergency services and the competent authorities are authoritative.

Replay how the fire spread

The map is framed on this fire's footprint and loads only its detections. The timeline below covers the period in which satellites saw it, from the first to the last detection, with twelve hours before and twenty-four after; the ticks on the bar mark the emergency services' announcements that fall within it. The cursor opens on the most powerful pass, and playback replays the whole fire in about thirty seconds. “1 h” shows what is burning within an hour of the chosen moment : the map then follows the power curve below and empties when it falls. “24 h” stacks twenty-four hours : a fire stays visible between two satellite passes, which come two to four times a day. Both are true, but they say different things.

How the radiative power evolved

One point per satellite pass: the sum of the fire radiative power measured over the fire. This is the curve that says whether the fire eased off or picked up again, which no cumulative figure shows. The window covers 30 days; beyond that, clustering would merge two successive fires in the same place.

Fire dynamics

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Satellite passes in detail

Pass	Power summed over the pass	Detections	Sensor
23 October at 02:03	1 MW	1	N21
22 October at 18:50	103 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 18:13	23 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 17:43	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 17:23	27 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 17:20	67 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 17:13	22 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 17:05	114 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 17:03	43 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 16:53	164 MW	10	Met12
22 October at 16:50	35 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 16:43	12 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:35	59 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 16:35	298 MW	9	Met10
22 October at 16:33	100 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 16:23	230 MW	13	Met12
22 October at 16:20	99 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 16:20	281 MW	7	Met10
22 October at 16:13	249 MW	11	Met12
22 October at 16:05	469 MW	10	Met10
22 October at 16:05	240 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 16:03	239 MW	11	Met12
22 October at 15:53	72 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 15:50	110 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 15:43	190 MW	11	Met12
22 October at 15:35	161 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 15:35	258 MW	6	Met10
22 October at 15:33	66 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 15:32	168 MW	29	N
22 October at 15:23	193 MW	11	Met12
22 October at 15:20	166 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 15:20	297 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 15:13	145 MW	10	Met12
22 October at 15:05	249 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 15:05	429 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 15:03	204 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 14:55	593 MW	82	N21
22 October at 14:53	173 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 14:50	64 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 14:50	518 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 14:43	96 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 14:35	192 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 14:35	751 MW	10	Met9
22 October at 14:33	247 MW	12	Met12
22 October at 14:23	103 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 14:20	593 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 14:20	68 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 14:13	163 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 14:12	375 MW	44	N20
22 October at 14:05	418 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 14:03	94 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 13:53	44 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 13:51	80 MW	10	N
22 October at 13:43	116 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 13:33	108 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 13:23	78 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 13:03	26 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:33	112 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 19:43	39 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 19:35	30 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 19:35	59 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 19:33	75 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 19:23	199 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 19:20	134 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 19:20	71 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 19:13	20 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:43	57 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 17:35	128 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 17:33	62 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 17:23	26 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 17:18	64 MW	3	Aqua
21 October at 17:13	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:53	17 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:33	20 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 16:23	56 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 16:13	22 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 16:05	134 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 16:03	80 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 15:53	126 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 15:50	94 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 15:50	118 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 15:43	18 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 15:35	104 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 15:33	50 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 15:23	70 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 15:14	152 MW	21	N21
21 October at 15:05	71 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 15:03	33 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 14:53	42 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 14:50	90 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 14:35	125 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 14:33	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:32	505 MW	64	N20
21 October at 14:20	68 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 14:12	189 MW	43	N
21 October at 14:03	18 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 13:33	48 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 13:23	45 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 13:13	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 09:39	8 MW	1	Terra
20 October at 19:33	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 19:13	53 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 19:03	60 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 18:53	31 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 17:33	10 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:23	37 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 17:13	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:03	28 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:43	35 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 16:42	83 MW	6	Aqua
20 October at 16:33	55 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:23	53 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 16:13	37 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 16:05	38 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 16:03	29 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:53	151 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 15:43	76 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 15:23	34 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 14:49	53 MW	8	N20
20 October at 14:29	36 MW	4	N
20 October at 13:52	10 MW	2	N21
19 October at 15:08	26 MW	3	N20
19 October at 14:51	29 MW	6	N
18 October at 15:08	7 MW	1	N
17 October at 14:51	31 MW	1	N21
15 October at 16:48	81 MW	9	Aqua
15 October at 15:27	25 MW	2	N21
15 October at 14:44	72 MW	13	N20
15 October at 14:23	34 MW	6	N
14 October at 15:01	166 MW	20	N20
14 October at 14:42	293 MW	38	N
14 October at 14:06	539 MW	40	N21
14 October at 02:07	1 MW	1	N
14 October at 01:29	1 MW	1	N21
13 October at 17:09	878 MW	31	Aqua
13 October at 15:23	582 MW	87	N20
13 October at 15:01	1,297 MW	116	N
13 October at 14:23	744 MW	76	N21
12 October at 16:31	129 MW	4	Aqua
12 October at 15:21	64 MW	19	N
12 October at 14:44	197 MW	29	N21
11 October at 15:40	15 MW	2	N
11 October at 15:01	291 MW	29	N21
11 October at 14:17	197 MW	29	N20
11 October at 13:57	12 MW	1	N
10 October at 16:54	181 MW	17	Aqua
10 October at 15:23	9 MW	1	N21
10 October at 14:38	297 MW	57	N20
10 October at 14:19	94 MW	11	N
9 October at 14:55	397 MW	27	N20
9 October at 14:36	713 MW	57	N
9 October at 14:00	975 MW	43	N21
8 October at 21:38	4 MW	1	Terra
8 October at 17:16	319 MW	9	Aqua
8 October at 15:14	709 MW	121	N20
8 October at 14:55	1,416 MW	172	N
8 October at 14:17	1,503 MW	107	N21
7 October at 16:40	522 MW	34	Aqua
7 October at 15:33	353 MW	32	N20
7 October at 15:14	1,019 MW	121	N
7 October at 14:38	843 MW	130	N21
7 October at 13:52	128 MW	17	N20
6 October at 15:31	20 MW	3	N
6 October at 14:55	28 MW	6	N21
5 October at 17:01	208 MW	21	Aqua
5 October at 15:14	434 MW	37	N21
5 October at 14:29	493 MW	47	N20
5 October at 14:12	67 MW	16	N
4 October at 16:25	350 MW	7	Aqua
4 October at 14:49	313 MW	64	N20
4 October at 14:29	350 MW	40	N
4 October at 13:53	227 MW	18	N21
4 October at 02:58	13 MW	3	N21
3 October at 21:40	3 MW	1	Terra
3 October at 17:24	209 MW	4	Aqua
3 October at 15:08	1,203 MW	109	N20
3 October at 14:50	1,414 MW	181	N
3 October at 14:12	1,232 MW	131	N21
3 October at 01:35	2 MW	2	N21
2 October at 16:45	1,285 MW	62	Aqua
2 October at 15:27	1,113 MW	75	N20
2 October at 15:08	1,605 MW	205	N
2 October at 14:32	1,462 MW	174	N21
2 October at 13:47	278 MW	29	N20
1 October at 15:25	11 MW	2	N
30 September at 17:08	147 MW	11	Aqua
30 September at 15:08	1,040 MW	148	N21
30 September at 14:23	1,162 MW	120	N20
30 September at 14:04	489 MW	81	N
30 September at 02:33	1 MW	1	N21
29 September at 14:44	10 MW	1	N20
29 September at 14:23	6 MW	1	N
27 September at 16:52	229 MW	11	Aqua
27 September at 15:21	3 MW	1	N20
27 September at 15:01	4 MW	1	N
25 September at 17:14	117 MW	6	Aqua
25 September at 15:38	149 MW	18	N
25 September at 15:01	582 MW	53	N21
25 September at 14:17	307 MW	48	N20
25 September at 13:57	64 MW	11	N
24 September at 16:37	345 MW	18	Aqua
24 September at 15:23	460 MW	37	N21
24 September at 14:36	913 MW	130	N20
24 September at 14:19	385 MW	48	N
24 September at 13:40	200 MW	17	N21
23 September at 14:55	1,039 MW	127	N20
23 September at 14:36	718 MW	106	N
23 September at 14:00	360 MW	46	N21

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