Qaasuitsup (Greenland) peat wildfire

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 29 July 2017 at 15:29:11 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 02 August 2017 at 15:09:11 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 05 August 2017 at 15:19:11 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 08 August 2017 at 15:29:11 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 12 August 2017 at 15:09:11 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Peat wildfire, Greenland, Denmark
Fig. 1 - S2A MSI (29.07.2017) - 12-11-8 colour composite.
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Fig. 2 - S2A MSI (02.08.2017) - After the peat wildfire started.
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Fig. 3 - S2A MSI (05.08.2017) - Burnt area appear in orange.
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Fig. 4 - S2A MSI (08.08.2017) - Fire fronts are visible at the edges of the burnt area.
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Fig. 5 - S2A MSI (12.08.2017) - The wildfire activity has decreased.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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