Fire near Pará (BR)

5.15°S, 55.96°W · first detected on 5 September at 20:19

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 5 September at 20:19 to 6 September at 14:46, through 64 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 694 ha.

Detected extent: 694 ha
Cumulative power: 761 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 83 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 64

These four figures cover the polar orbits alone, the ones that measure an area. The pass table below also counts geostationary detections, more frequent but too coarse for geometry, and its power column sums a whole pass where the peak above is that of a single pixel.

“Detected extent” is not “burned area”: it is the union of the ground footprints of the satellite pixels, and a 375 m pixel counts in full 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 and loads only its detections. The timeline below covers the whole known life of the fire, from the first trace, satellite or report, to the last announcement from emergency services, and the ticks on the bar mark those announcements. Detections often stop before containment: a fire stops radiating once it stops spreading, which is exactly when it is declared contained. “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. “12 h” stacks twelve hours , as the home map does, where stacking avoids an empty screen between two satellite passes. 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 3 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
6 September at 23:00	94 MW	1	G19
6 September at 22:54	216 MW	5	Met12
6 September at 22:50	222 MW	2	G19
6 September at 22:45	232 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 22:44	177 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 22:40	74 MW	1	G19
6 September at 22:35	248 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 22:34	135 MW	3	Met12
6 September at 22:30	88 MW	1	G19
6 September at 22:25	299 MW	5	G19FRP
6 September at 22:24	229 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 22:20	243 MW	3	G19
6 September at 22:15	307 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 22:14	180 MW	3	Met12
6 September at 22:10	158 MW	2	G19
6 September at 22:05	324 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 22:04	204 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 22:00	298 MW	3	G19
6 September at 21:55	340 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 21:54	304 MW	6	Met12
6 September at 21:50	377 MW	4	G19
6 September at 21:45	334 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 21:44	190 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 21:40	264 MW	3	G19
6 September at 21:35	418 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 21:34	364 MW	6	Met12
6 September at 21:30	380 MW	3	G19
6 September at 21:25	375 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 21:24	254 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 21:20	416 MW	4	G19
6 September at 21:15	353 MW	5	G19FRP
6 September at 21:14	250 MW	6	Met12
6 September at 21:10	285 MW	3	G19
6 September at 21:05	327 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 21:04	251 MW	6	Met12
6 September at 21:00	372 MW	4	G19
6 September at 20:55	403 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 20:54	350 MW	6	Met12
6 September at 20:50	355 MW	3	G19
6 September at 20:45	386 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 20:44	169 MW	3	Met12
6 September at 20:40	337 MW	3	G19
6 September at 20:35	379 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 20:34	193 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 20:30	426 MW	4	G19
6 September at 20:25	293 MW	3	G19FRP
6 September at 20:24	232 MW	5	Met12
6 September at 20:20	333 MW	3	G19
6 September at 20:15	221 MW	2	G19FRP
6 September at 20:14	239 MW	6	Met12
6 September at 20:10	260 MW	2	G19
6 September at 20:05	245 MW	2	G19FRP
6 September at 20:04	369 MW	7	Met12
6 September at 20:00	448 MW	4	G19
6 September at 20:00	50 MW	9	N
6 September at 19:55	186 MW	2	G19FRP
6 September at 19:54	263 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 19:50	224 MW	2	G19
6 September at 19:45	183 MW	2	G19FRP
6 September at 19:44	352 MW	6	Met12
6 September at 19:40	137 MW	1	G19
6 September at 19:35	352 MW	3	G19FRP
6 September at 19:34	213 MW	6	Met12
6 September at 19:30	295 MW	2	G19
6 September at 19:25	367 MW	3	G19FRP
6 September at 19:24	357 MW	28	N21
6 September at 19:24	410 MW	7	Met12
6 September at 19:20	132 MW	1	G19
6 September at 19:15	413 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 19:14	220 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 19:10	283 MW	2	G19
6 September at 19:05	205 MW	2	G19FRP
6 September at 19:04	200 MW	3	Met12
6 September at 19:00	242 MW	2	G19
6 September at 18:55	215 MW	2	G19FRP
6 September at 18:54	187 MW	3	Met12
6 September at 18:50	83 MW	1	G19
6 September at 18:45	230 MW	2	G19FRP
6 September at 18:44	208 MW	6	Met12
6 September at 18:40	161 MW	1	G19
6 September at 18:39	95 MW	10	N20
6 September at 18:35	375 MW	3	G19FRP
6 September at 18:34	200 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 18:30	304 MW	2	G19
6 September at 18:15	439 MW	3	G19FRP
6 September at 18:05	107 MW	1	G19FRP
6 September at 18:00	347 MW	2	G19
6 September at 17:55	80 MW	1	G19FRP
6 September at 17:50	125 MW	1	G19
6 September at 17:45	94 MW	1	G19FRP
6 September at 17:40	142 MW	1	G19
6 September at 17:35	389 MW	3	G19FRP
6 September at 17:30	281 MW	2	G19
6 September at 17:20	312 MW	2	G19
6 September at 17:10	185 MW	2	G19
6 September at 17:05	339 MW	2	G19FRP
6 September at 17:04	133 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 17:00	164 MW	1	G19
6 September at 16:55	287 MW	2	G19FRP
6 September at 16:54	103 MW	2	Met12
6 September at 16:50	270 MW	2	G19
6 September at 16:45	174 MW	2	G19FRP
6 September at 16:44	296 MW	3	Met12
6 September at 16:35	437 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 16:34	241 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 16:30	122 MW	1	G19
6 September at 16:25	421 MW	3	G19FRP
6 September at 16:24	264 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 16:20	95 MW	1	G19
6 September at 16:15	443 MW	3	G19FRP
6 September at 16:14	318 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 16:10	268 MW	2	G19
6 September at 16:05	383 MW	3	G19FRP
6 September at 16:04	241 MW	3	Met12
6 September at 16:00	260 MW	2	G19
6 September at 15:55	326 MW	2	G19FRP
6 September at 15:54	251 MW	3	Met12
6 September at 15:50	367 MW	2	G19
6 September at 15:45	438 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 15:44	290 MW	5	Met12
6 September at 15:40	374 MW	3	G19
6 September at 15:35	387 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 15:34	271 MW	6	Met12
6 September at 15:30	331 MW	3	G19
6 September at 15:25	344 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 15:24	183 MW	3	Met12
6 September at 15:20	296 MW	3	G19
6 September at 15:15	325 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 15:14	233 MW	6	Met12
6 September at 15:10	216 MW	2	G19
6 September at 15:05	285 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 15:04	196 MW	5	Met12
6 September at 15:00	198 MW	2	G19
6 September at 14:55	244 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 14:54	207 MW	6	Met12
6 September at 14:50	82 MW	1	G19
6 September at 14:46	200 MW	4	Terra
6 September at 14:45	237 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 14:44	187 MW	6	Met12
6 September at 14:40	85 MW	1	G19
6 September at 14:35	190 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 14:34	107 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 14:25	165 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 14:24	106 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 14:15	131 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 14:14	77 MW	3	Met12
6 September at 14:05	110 MW	4	G19FRP
6 September at 13:55	63 MW	2	G19FRP
6 September at 13:45	49 MW	2	G19FRP
6 September at 13:35	49 MW	2	G19FRP
6 September at 13:30	32 MW	1	G19
6 September at 13:25	23 MW	1	G19FRP
6 September at 13:20	26 MW	1	G19
6 September at 13:15	22 MW	1	G19FRP
6 September at 13:10	25 MW	1	G19
6 September at 12:50	21 MW	1	G19
6 September at 12:40	19 MW	1	G19
6 September at 12:35	19 MW	1	G19FRP
6 September at 12:30	21 MW	1	G19
6 September at 12:14	22 MW	2	Met12
6 September at 11:25	15 MW	1	G19FRP
6 September at 11:15	32 MW	2	G19FRP
6 September at 11:10	20 MW	1	G19
6 September at 11:05	18 MW	1	G19FRP
6 September at 11:04	11 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 11:00	19 MW	1	G19
6 September at 10:50	18 MW	1	G19
6 September at 10:45	18 MW	1	G19FRP
6 September at 10:40	20 MW	1	G19
6 September at 10:35	18 MW	1	G19FRP
6 September at 10:30	20 MW	1	G19
6 September at 10:25	17 MW	1	G19FRP
6 September at 10:20	20 MW	1	G19
6 September at 09:22	55 MW	4	Aqua
6 September at 07:42	7 MW	3	N20
6 September at 07:23	84 MW	23	N
6 September at 06:46	96 MW	17	N21
6 September at 02:24	174 MW	6	Terra
5 September at 20:19	145 MW	7	N

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