NOAA Daily Operational Significant Events Support Report 1 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 – no imagery posted
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 – no imagery posted
11. Unique – no imagery posted
Significant events identified by Satellite Analysis Branch meteorologists and reviewed by the
Operational Significant Event Imagery support team Friday, March 31, 2003 are as follows:
SMOKE IN IRAQ
IMAGE D09001: NOAA-17> Channels 1, 2, 4 <>03/31/2003 07:05 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Iraq
Smoke plumes from probable fires burning Southwest of Baghdad and from possibile burning oil wells
in Southeast Iraq. The oil wells burning near Kuwait border are smaller than they were observed last
week.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (682K) formats.
Preview (500X428):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FSMiraq090_N7L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FSMiraq090_N7L.jpg
Standard (1280X1096)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FSMiraq090_N7.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FSMiraq090_N7.jpg
HOTSPOTS IN IRAQ
IMAGE D09002: NOAA-17 LAC> Channel 3 <>03/30/2003 18:40 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Iraq
Hotspots appear bright white in this NOAA-17 image. Some of the bright spots around the city of
Baghdad may be associated with 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 (381K) formats.
Preview (500X534):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq089_N7L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq089_N7L.jpg
Standard (1280X1096)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq089_N7.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq089_N7.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
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