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Number of fires occurring in Moscow during August from 1996 to 2010. Although all fires are not detected due to satellite revisit times and cloud coverage, the plot is statistically representative from one month to the other and from one year to the other.
These data are based on results from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) on ESA’s ERS-2 satellite and the Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer on Envisat. Data from these sensors are compiled to create ESA’s ATSR World Fire Atlas which is available online to users within six hours.