Students will be able to examine an animation of satellite images of Yellowstone National Park taken between 1987 and 1998. The satellite images display the changes in landscape of the park that take place over that eleven-year period. Such images provide information on the size of the portion of the park affected by the wildland fires of 1988. The images also provide information on the recovery of the park's vegetation. The first satellite image displays the landscape of the park about one year before the wildand fires of 1988.
Students can see the lush vegetation that covers the area.
Smoke can be seen in the second satellite image, which was taken shortly after the fires had begun. The third satellite image was taken in October 1988 after the fires had just ended. They cover much of the image. The fourth satellite image was taken two years after the Yellowstone fires of 1988. There is little to no vegetation in the burned areas.