NOAA Daily Operational Significant Events Support Report 15 Apr 2003
Satellite information that appears in filenames below:
G8 – GOES-8
G10- GOES-10
GM – GMS
MT – METEOSAT
N2 – NOAA-12 (AVHRR)
N4 – NOAA-14 (AVHRR)
N5 – NOAA-15 (AVHRR)
N6 – NOAA-16 (AVHRR)
The following categories of significant events were searched for in imagery available in the Satellite
Services Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
1. Fires – see below** [Iraq]
2. Floods – no imagery posted
3. Tropical Systems – see below** [W. Pacific Ocean]
4. Volcanoes – no imagery posted
5. Ocean – no imagery posted
6. Ice – no imagery posted
7. Dust Storms – no imagery posted
8. Storms -no imagery posted
9. Severe – no imagery posted
10. Snow – see below** [US Sierra Nevada Range]
11. Unique – no imagery posted
Significant events identified by Satellite Analysis Branch meteorologists and reviewed by the
Operational Significant Event Imagery support team Monday, April 14, 2003 are as follows:
SMOKE FROM OIL WELLS BURNING IN IRAQ
IMAGE D10401: NOAA-16> Channels 1, 2, 4 <>04/14/2003 10:22 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Iraq
Smoke (indicated by the yellow arrow) visible in southeastern Iraq is probably due to burning oil wells
in the area.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (423K) formats.
Preview (500X422):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FSMiraq104_N6L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FSMiraq104_N6L.jpg
Standard (1280X1080)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FSMiraq104_N6.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FSMiraq104_N6.jpg
HOTSPOTS IN IRAQ
IMAGE D10402: NOAA-16> Channel 3 <>04/13/2003 23:05 UTC<>Iraq
Hotspots appear bright white near the city of Bagdad. These hotspots may be due to fires in the area.
The single AVHRR channel used to generate this image, channel 3, is sensitive to thermal variations,
thus warmer areas appear brighter and cooler areas darker.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (393K) formats.
Preview (500X435):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq104_N6L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq104_N6L.jpg
Standard (1280X1013)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq104_N6.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq104_N6.jpg
TYPHOON 02W (KUJIRA)
IMAGE D10403: NOAA-17 GAC> Channels 1, 2, 4 <>04/14/2003 01:59 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>W. Pacific
Typhoon 02W (Kujira) was located over the Pacific Ocean near 10.8N 145.3E at 12:00 UTC. Kujira
has been moving west-northwestward at 10 knots with maximum sustained winds estimated at 110
knots, gusts at 135 knots. The blurriness visible in the left portion of this image is due to the image
being towards the edge of the satellite pass.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (702K) formats.
Preview (500X510):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRCkujira104_N7L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRCkujira104_N7L.jpg
Standard (1083X1104)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRCkujira104_N7.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/W_Pacific/2003/TRCkujira104_N7.jpg
SNOW COVER ACROSS THE SIERRA NEVADA RANGE
IMAGE D10404: MODIS-AQUA> Channels 1, 2, 3 <>04/11/2003 20:47 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Sierra Nevada Range
Snow cover (off-white) is visible across the Sierra Nevada Range in this MODIS (Moderate
Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) false color image from the Aqua satellite. Data source
provided by Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (635K) formats.
Preview (500X417):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Snow/US_West/2003/SNWusCA104_MOL.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Snow/US_West/2003/SNWusCA104_MOL.jpg
Standard (1280X1068)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Snow/US_West/2003/SNWusCA104_MO.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Snow/US_West/2003/SNWusCA104_MO.jpg
The NOAA Operational Significant Event Imagery Support Team
Interactive Processing Branch, (E/SP22)
tel: (301) 763-8142
fax: (301) 899-9196
If you have any questions or comments, please contact the appropriate OSEI scientist:
George Stephens, Hydrologist, OSEI Team Leader
[OSEI questions / comments, OSEI product creation, Image processing, OSEI dust event contact,
OSEI fire event contact, OSEI snow cover event contact, OSEI volcanic event contact]
George.Stephens@noaa.gov
(301) 763-8142 X129
Robert Fennimore, Meteorologist
[OSEI questions / comments, OSEI product creation, Image processing, OSEI GIS product
contact, OSEI tropical event contact, OSEI snow event contact]
Rob.Fennimore@noaa.gov
(301) 763-8142 X132
Ralph Meiggs, Physical Scientist
[OSEI questions / comments, Image processing, OSEI ocean event contact, OSEI ice event
contact]
Ralph.Meiggs@noaa.gov
(301) 763-8142 X137
William Tseng, Oceanographer
[OSEI questions / comments, Image processing, OSEI ocean event contact, OSEI ice event
contact]
William.Tseng@noaa.gov
(301) 763-8142 X124
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)
