Fire near Septentrionale (ZM)

11.18°S, 30.71°E · first detected on 6 September at 00:59

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 6 September at 00:59 to 7 September at 15:40, that is 2 days, through 366 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 6,394 ha.

Detected extent: 6,394 ha
Cumulative power: 7,779 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 403 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 366

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 4 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
7 September at 23:05	39 MW	2	Met9
7 September at 23:03	22 MW	1	Met12
7 September at 22:50	88 MW	3	Met10
7 September at 22:50	84 MW	3	Met9
7 September at 22:43	68 MW	3	Met12
7 September at 22:35	193 MW	6	Met10
7 September at 22:35	165 MW	5	Met9
7 September at 22:33	58 MW	3	Met12
7 September at 22:23	50 MW	3	Met12
7 September at 22:20	75 MW	3	Met9
7 September at 22:20	25 MW	1	Met10
7 September at 22:05	77 MW	3	Met9
7 September at 22:05	25 MW	1	Met10
7 September at 22:03	46 MW	3	Met12
7 September at 21:53	36 MW	1	Met12
7 September at 21:50	127 MW	5	Met9
7 September at 21:50	80 MW	3	Met10
7 September at 21:43	61 MW	4	Met12
7 September at 21:35	62 MW	3	Met9
7 September at 21:33	40 MW	3	Met12
7 September at 21:23	32 MW	3	Met12
7 September at 21:20	38 MW	2	Met9
7 September at 21:13	27 MW	2	Met12
7 September at 21:06	247 MW	12	Terra
7 September at 21:05	112 MW	4	Met10
7 September at 21:05	130 MW	5	Met9
7 September at 21:03	47 MW	3	Met12
7 September at 20:53	25 MW	2	Met12
7 September at 20:50	149 MW	4	Met10
7 September at 20:50	216 MW	9	Met9
7 September at 20:43	46 MW	3	Met12
7 September at 20:35	155 MW	4	Met10
7 September at 20:35	167 MW	5	Met9
7 September at 20:33	85 MW	4	Met12
7 September at 20:23	43 MW	2	Met12
7 September at 20:20	73 MW	2	Met10
7 September at 20:20	200 MW	8	Met9
7 September at 20:13	36 MW	3	Met12
7 September at 20:05	64 MW	2	Met10
7 September at 20:05	115 MW	5	Met9
7 September at 20:03	32 MW	3	Met12
7 September at 19:53	16 MW	1	Met12
7 September at 19:50	132 MW	7	Met9
7 September at 19:50	51 MW	2	Met10
7 September at 19:43	21 MW	1	Met12
7 September at 19:35	168 MW	8	Met9
7 September at 19:35	76 MW	3	Met10
7 September at 19:33	37 MW	3	Met12
7 September at 19:23	45 MW	3	Met12
7 September at 19:20	432 MW	19	Met9
7 September at 19:20	245 MW	8	Met10
7 September at 19:13	154 MW	8	Met12
7 September at 19:05	558 MW	17	Met10
7 September at 19:05	707 MW	30	Met9
7 September at 19:03	162 MW	9	Met12
7 September at 18:53	198 MW	10	Met12
7 September at 18:50	852 MW	33	Met9
7 September at 18:50	656 MW	20	Met10
7 September at 18:43	225 MW	13	Met12
7 September at 18:35	888 MW	38	Met9
7 September at 18:35	521 MW	16	Met10
7 September at 18:33	163 MW	11	Met12
7 September at 18:23	181 MW	11	Met12
7 September at 18:20	817 MW	33	Met9
7 September at 18:20	625 MW	21	Met10
7 September at 18:13	250 MW	16	Met12
7 September at 18:05	1,143 MW	46	Met9
7 September at 18:05	917 MW	30	Met10
7 September at 18:03	583 MW	29	Met12
7 September at 17:53	644 MW	39	Met12
7 September at 17:50	1,541 MW	62	Met9
7 September at 17:50	1,167 MW	36	Met10
7 September at 17:43	655 MW	36	Met12
7 September at 17:35	1,258 MW	34	Met10
7 September at 17:35	1,628 MW	54	Met9
7 September at 17:33	671 MW	34	Met12
7 September at 17:23	675 MW	34	Met12
7 September at 17:20	1,794 MW	62	Met9
7 September at 17:20	1,476 MW	43	Met10
7 September at 17:13	603 MW	30	Met12
7 September at 17:05	1,819 MW	62	Met9
7 September at 17:05	1,534 MW	43	Met10
7 September at 17:03	617 MW	33	Met12
7 September at 16:53	704 MW	32	Met12
7 September at 16:50	1,712 MW	45	Met10
7 September at 16:50	2,184 MW	71	Met9
7 September at 16:49	330 MW	8	Met10
7 September at 16:43	933 MW	47	Met12
7 September at 16:35	1,209 MW	28	Met10
7 September at 16:35	2,039 MW	62	Met9
7 September at 16:34	592 MW	15	Met10
7 September at 16:33	966 MW	48	Met12
7 September at 16:23	954 MW	45	Met12
7 September at 16:20	1,035 MW	19	Met10
7 September at 16:20	2,824 MW	69	Met9
7 September at 16:19	1,237 MW	27	Met10
7 September at 16:13	1,227 MW	51	Met12
7 September at 16:05	2,403 MW	64	Met9
7 September at 16:05	307 MW	6	Met10
7 September at 16:04	1,203 MW	22	Met10
7 September at 16:04	101 MW	2	Met9
7 September at 16:03	1,341 MW	59	Met12
7 September at 15:53	1,438 MW	69	Met12
7 September at 15:50	634 MW	10	Met10
7 September at 15:50	2,610 MW	66	Met9
7 September at 15:49	964 MW	22	Met9
7 September at 15:49	1,180 MW	21	Met10
7 September at 15:43	1,210 MW	61	Met12
7 September at 15:40	3,822 MW	213	Aqua
7 September at 15:35	2,987 MW	56	Met9
7 September at 15:35	552 MW	7	Met10
7 September at 15:34	1,113 MW	22	Met9
7 September at 15:34	1,803 MW	28	Met10
7 September at 15:33	2,120 MW	72	Met12
7 September at 15:23	1,220 MW	51	Met12
7 September at 15:20	1,385 MW	32	Met9
7 September at 15:19	1,840 MW	26	Met10
7 September at 15:19	1,910 MW	34	Met9
7 September at 15:13	1,232 MW	51	Met12
7 September at 15:05	2,014 MW	32	Met9
7 September at 15:04	2,387 MW	25	Met10
7 September at 15:04	2,324 MW	40	Met9
7 September at 15:03	1,563 MW	62	Met12
7 September at 14:53	1,254 MW	59	Met12
7 September at 14:50	1,296 MW	22	Met9
7 September at 14:49	1,992 MW	20	Met10
7 September at 14:49	2,813 MW	51	Met9
7 September at 14:43	1,774 MW	67	Met12
7 September at 14:35	1,133 MW	13	Met9
7 September at 14:34	2,993 MW	25	Met10
7 September at 14:34	4,405 MW	72	Met9
7 September at 14:34	3,968 MW	279	N
7 September at 14:33	2,230 MW	76	Met12
7 September at 14:23	2,444 MW	81	Met12
7 September at 14:20	431 MW	7	Met9
7 September at 14:19	2,702 MW	19	Met10
7 September at 14:19	6,768 MW	80	Met9
7 September at 14:13	2,259 MW	76	Met12
7 September at 14:04	2,785 MW	23	Met10
7 September at 14:04	5,165 MW	73	Met9
7 September at 14:03	2,172 MW	69	Met12
7 September at 13:57	8,769 MW	636	N21
7 September at 13:49	6,243 MW	80	Met9
7 September at 13:49	3,826 MW	29	Met10
7 September at 13:34	8,011 MW	88	Met9
7 September at 13:34	5,484 MW	35	Met10
7 September at 13:19	6,118 MW	74	Met9
7 September at 13:19	3,634 MW	28	Met10
7 September at 13:13	9,119 MW	951	N20
7 September at 13:04	4,038 MW	32	Met10
7 September at 13:04	5,453 MW	62	Met9
7 September at 12:53	4,519 MW	415	N
7 September at 12:49	5,038 MW	56	Met9
7 September at 12:49	3,520 MW	27	Met10
7 September at 12:34	4,526 MW	38	Met10
7 September at 12:34	5,389 MW	55	Met9
7 September at 12:19	4,781 MW	49	Met9
7 September at 12:19	3,737 MW	35	Met10
7 September at 12:04	4,896 MW	42	Met10
7 September at 12:04	5,804 MW	52	Met9
7 September at 12:03	3,685 MW	83	Met12
7 September at 11:53	3,108 MW	72	Met12
7 September at 11:49	3,949 MW	31	Met10
7 September at 11:49	5,405 MW	41	Met9
7 September at 11:34	4,138 MW	31	Met9
7 September at 11:34	3,364 MW	23	Met10
7 September at 11:19	2,068 MW	26	Met9
7 September at 11:19	2,269 MW	27	Met10
7 September at 11:04	3,702 MW	28	Met10
7 September at 11:04	3,582 MW	24	Met9
7 September at 10:49	2,459 MW	16	Met9
7 September at 10:49	3,080 MW	26	Met10
7 September at 10:35	49 MW	1	Met10
7 September at 10:34	1,874 MW	18	Met10
7 September at 10:34	1,447 MW	13	Met9
7 September at 10:20	271 MW	6	Met10
7 September at 10:19	1,233 MW	11	Met9
7 September at 10:19	513 MW	5	Met10
7 September at 10:05	188 MW	3	Met10
7 September at 10:04	815 MW	7	Met10
7 September at 10:04	535 MW	6	Met9
7 September at 09:50	297 MW	5	Met10
7 September at 09:49	296 MW	5	Met9
7 September at 09:35	275 MW	4	Met10
7 September at 09:34	246 MW	4	Met9
7 September at 09:20	102 MW	3	Met10
7 September at 09:19	64 MW	2	Met9
7 September at 09:05	80 MW	2	Met10
7 September at 09:04	178 MW	4	Met9
7 September at 08:54	116 MW	6	Terra
7 September at 08:35	28 MW	1	Met10
7 September at 08:34	21 MW	1	Met9
7 September at 07:50	51 MW	2	Met10
7 September at 02:01	7 MW	4	N
7 September at 01:24	39 MW	20	N21
7 September at 00:38	28 MW	23	N20
6 September at 23:05	579 MW	6	Met9
6 September at 23:05	428 MW	3	Met10
6 September at 23:03	288 MW	8	Met12
6 September at 22:53	26 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 22:50	110 MW	4	Met10
6 September at 22:50	194 MW	8	Met9
6 September at 22:43	49 MW	3	Met12
6 September at 22:35	235 MW	3	Met10
6 September at 22:35	412 MW	9	Met9
6 September at 22:33	176 MW	7	Met12
6 September at 22:23	42 MW	2	Met12
6 September at 22:20	227 MW	4	Met10
6 September at 22:20	468 MW	10	Met9
6 September at 22:13	85 MW	2	Met12
6 September at 22:05	192 MW	7	Met9
6 September at 22:05	113 MW	4	Met10
6 September at 22:03	11 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 21:53	50 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 21:50	22 MW	1	Met10
6 September at 21:50	81 MW	4	Met9
6 September at 21:43	57 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 21:35	81 MW	3	Met10
6 September at 21:35	242 MW	11	Met9
6 September at 21:33	105 MW	7	Met12
6 September at 21:23	62 MW	5	Met12
6 September at 21:20	56 MW	2	Met10
6 September at 21:20	180 MW	9	Met9
6 September at 21:05	110 MW	5	Met9
6 September at 21:05	99 MW	3	Met10
6 September at 21:03	14 MW	1	Met12
6 September at 20:53	95 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 20:50	300 MW	9	Met9
6 September at 20:50	120 MW	4	Met10
6 September at 20:43	110 MW	2	Met12
6 September at 20:35	102 MW	4	Met9
6 September at 20:35	27 MW	1	Met10
6 September at 20:28	371 MW	19	Terra
6 September at 20:23	168 MW	5	Met12
6 September at 20:20	73 MW	2	Met10
6 September at 20:20	242 MW	7	Met9
6 September at 20:13	59 MW	2	Met12
6 September at 20:05	54 MW	2	Met10
6 September at 20:05	186 MW	7	Met9
6 September at 20:03	83 MW	3	Met12
6 September at 19:53	111 MW	7	Met12
6 September at 19:50	326 MW	13	Met9
6 September at 19:50	174 MW	5	Met10
6 September at 19:43	128 MW	5	Met12
6 September at 19:35	368 MW	13	Met9
6 September at 19:35	253 MW	8	Met10
6 September at 19:33	83 MW	5	Met12
6 September at 19:23	80 MW	5	Met12
6 September at 19:20	329 MW	8	Met10
6 September at 19:20	483 MW	17	Met9
6 September at 19:13	54 MW	4	Met12
6 September at 19:05	350 MW	9	Met10
6 September at 19:05	454 MW	16	Met9
6 September at 19:03	65 MW	5	Met12
6 September at 18:53	68 MW	5	Met12
6 September at 18:50	452 MW	18	Met9
6 September at 18:50	306 MW	9	Met10
6 September at 18:43	158 MW	10	Met12
6 September at 18:35	512 MW	18	Met9
6 September at 18:35	371 MW	11	Met10
6 September at 18:33	40 MW	3	Met12
6 September at 18:23	152 MW	8	Met12
6 September at 18:20	347 MW	11	Met10
6 September at 18:20	497 MW	19	Met9
6 September at 18:13	96 MW	5	Met12
6 September at 18:05	556 MW	20	Met9
6 September at 18:05	439 MW	10	Met10
6 September at 18:03	97 MW	6	Met12
6 September at 17:53	241 MW	11	Met12
6 September at 17:50	773 MW	28	Met9
6 September at 17:50	649 MW	17	Met10
6 September at 17:43	377 MW	20	Met12
6 September at 17:35	1,276 MW	41	Met9
6 September at 17:35	1,147 MW	28	Met10
6 September at 17:33	517 MW	26	Met12
6 September at 17:23	698 MW	33	Met12
6 September at 17:20	2,217 MW	60	Met9
6 September at 17:20	2,183 MW	50	Met10
6 September at 17:13	784 MW	34	Met12
6 September at 17:05	2,245 MW	47	Met10
6 September at 17:05	2,477 MW	72	Met9
6 September at 17:03	883 MW	33	Met12
6 September at 16:53	551 MW	27	Met12
6 September at 16:50	2,128 MW	65	Met9
6 September at 16:50	2,093 MW	54	Met10
6 September at 16:49	95 MW	3	Met10
6 September at 16:43	439 MW	23	Met12
6 September at 16:35	1,715 MW	41	Met10
6 September at 16:35	2,635 MW	76	Met9
6 September at 16:34	564 MW	13	Met10
6 September at 16:33	618 MW	31	Met12
6 September at 16:23	805 MW	36	Met12
6 September at 16:20	1,541 MW	31	Met10
6 September at 16:20	3,861 MW	98	Met9
6 September at 16:19	1,703 MW	33	Met10
6 September at 16:13	1,107 MW	52	Met12
6 September at 16:05	753 MW	14	Met10
6 September at 16:05	4,294 MW	97	Met9
6 September at 16:04	2,304 MW	38	Met10
6 September at 16:04	107 MW	4	Met9
6 September at 16:03	1,124 MW	45	Met12
6 September at 15:53	1,021 MW	45	Met12
6 September at 15:50	203 MW	5	Met10
6 September at 15:50	4,051 MW	81	Met9
6 September at 15:49	446 MW	12	Met9
6 September at 15:49	2,870 MW	39	Met10
6 September at 15:43	1,263 MW	55	Met12
6 September at 15:35	2,614 MW	45	Met9
6 September at 15:34	2,919 MW	33	Met10
6 September at 15:34	1,545 MW	24	Met9
6 September at 15:33	1,862 MW	67	Met12
6 September at 15:23	1,349 MW	56	Met12
6 September at 15:20	2,206 MW	46	Met9
6 September at 15:19	2,567 MW	34	Met10
6 September at 15:19	2,238 MW	33	Met9
6 September at 15:13	2,257 MW	78	Met12
6 September at 15:05	2,249 MW	41	Met9
6 September at 15:04	4,450 MW	42	Met10
6 September at 15:04	4,039 MW	43	Met9
6 September at 15:03	2,315 MW	72	Met12
6 September at 15:01	3,960 MW	40	Aqua
6 September at 14:53	2,226 MW	73	Met12
6 September at 14:50	949 MW	18	Met9
6 September at 14:49	3,458 MW	41	Met10
6 September at 14:49	5,934 MW	71	Met9
6 September at 14:43	2,231 MW	75	Met12
6 September at 14:35	609 MW	12	Met9
6 September at 14:34	6,243 MW	68	Met9
6 September at 14:34	4,400 MW	34	Met10
6 September at 14:33	2,333 MW	62	Met12
6 September at 14:23	1,998 MW	74	Met12
6 September at 14:19	1,270 MW	12	Met10
6 September at 14:19	6,538 MW	76	Met9
6 September at 14:17	6,916 MW	436	N21
6 September at 14:13	2,544 MW	85	Met12
6 September at 14:04	2,395 MW	21	Met10
6 September at 14:04	5,912 MW	77	Met9
6 September at 14:03	2,501 MW	85	Met12
6 September at 13:53	2,519 MW	85	Met12
6 September at 13:49	5,693 MW	71	Met9
6 September at 13:49	3,121 MW	27	Met10
6 September at 13:43	2,768 MW	92	Met12
6 September at 13:34	3,404 MW	29	Met10
6 September at 13:34	5,992 MW	71	Met9
6 September at 13:33	2,865 MW	86	Met12
6 September at 13:32	9,642 MW	1,276	N20
6 September at 13:23	3,143 MW	89	Met12
6 September at 13:19	4,784 MW	37	Met10
6 September at 13:19	7,349 MW	81	Met9
6 September at 13:15	9,715 MW	872	N
6 September at 13:13	2,996 MW	92	Met12
6 September at 13:04	7,378 MW	84	Met9
6 September at 13:04	4,927 MW	40	Met10
6 September at 13:03	3,167 MW	93	Met12
6 September at 12:53	3,248 MW	93	Met12
6 September at 12:49	4,808 MW	36	Met10
6 September at 12:49	6,455 MW	65	Met9
6 September at 12:43	3,807 MW	89	Met12
6 September at 12:36	8,469 MW	367	N21
6 September at 12:34	6,314 MW	64	Met9
6 September at 12:34	4,882 MW	38	Met10
6 September at 12:33	3,405 MW	95	Met12
6 September at 12:23	3,467 MW	88	Met12
6 September at 12:19	3,605 MW	26	Met10
6 September at 12:19	5,854 MW	49	Met9
6 September at 12:13	3,281 MW	76	Met12
6 September at 12:04	4,780 MW	38	Met10
6 September at 12:04	5,627 MW	44	Met9
6 September at 12:03	3,091 MW	73	Met12
6 September at 11:53	3,600 MW	77	Met12
6 September at 11:49	4,557 MW	32	Met10
6 September at 11:49	5,530 MW	38	Met9
6 September at 11:43	2,073 MW	61	Met12
6 September at 11:34	3,413 MW	34	Met9
6 September at 11:34	2,895 MW	24	Met10
6 September at 11:33	1,661 MW	55	Met12
6 September at 11:23	1,587 MW	54	Met12
6 September at 11:19	1,756 MW	17	Met10
6 September at 11:19	2,083 MW	20	Met9
6 September at 11:13	1,863 MW	58	Met12
6 September at 11:04	2,577 MW	19	Met10
6 September at 11:04	3,029 MW	18	Met9
6 September at 11:03	2,069 MW	52	Met12
6 September at 10:53	1,996 MW	49	Met12
6 September at 10:49	890 MW	7	Met9
6 September at 10:49	973 MW	8	Met10
6 September at 10:43	963 MW	37	Met12
6 September at 10:34	468 MW	5	Met10
6 September at 10:34	374 MW	4	Met9
6 September at 10:33	519 MW	27	Met12
6 September at 10:23	658 MW	31	Met12
6 September at 10:19	278 MW	3	Met9
6 September at 10:19	371 MW	4	Met10
6 September at 08:14	232 MW	12	Terra
6 September at 01:41	8 MW	6	N21
6 September at 00:59	44 MW	30	N20
6 September at 00:37	9 MW	6	N

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