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What is the brightness temperature?

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What is the brightness temperature?

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The brightness temperature of a hotspot/fire pixel is measured (in Kelvins) using the MODIS channels 21/22 and channel 31. Brightness temperature is actually a measure of the photons at a particular wavelength received by the spacecraft, but presented in units of temperature.

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