Grass fire in Colorado
GOES-15 (left panels) and GOES-13 (right panels) Visible (0.63 µm) and Shortwave infrared (3.9 µm) images [click to play animation]
On the following day, the fire burn scar could be seen in a comparison of Suomi NPP VIIRS true-color and false-color images from the SSEC RealEarth site (below).
Due to the darker color and the lack of vegetation, the grass fire burn scar also exhibited a much warmer signature on the Terra MODIS Land Surface Temperature (LST) product (below) — LST values were as high as 112º F (darker orange color enhancement) within the burn scar, compared to LST values in the 80s and 90s F in surounding areas.