NOAA Daily Operational Significant Events Support Report 1 Jul 2003
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Satellite information that appears in filenames below:
G12 – GOES-12
G10 – GOES-10
G9 – GOES-9
MT – METEOSAT
N5 – NOAA-15 (AVHRR)
N6 – NOAA-16 (AVHRR)
N7 – NOAA-17 (AVHRR)
MO – MODIS
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 [Oregon]
2. Floods – no imagery posted
3. Tropical Systems – no imagery posted
4. Volcanoes – see below [Mariana Islands]
5. Ocean – no imagery posted
6. Ice – no imagery posted
7. Dust Storms – no imagery posted
8. Storms – see below [Southeast US]
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 Tuesday, July 1, 2003 are as follows:
REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM BILL
IMAGE D18201: GOES-12> Channels 1, 3, 4<>07/01/2003 17:15 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>US Southeast
The remnants of Tropical Storm Bill dumped heavy rains on the Southeast states on Tuesday.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (504K) formats.
Preview (500X391):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Storms/US_East/2003/STMusSE182_G12L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Storms/US_East/2003/STMusSE182_G12L.jpg
Standard (1280X1002):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Storms/US_East/2003/STMusSE182_G12.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Storms/US_East/2003/STMusSE182_G12.jpg
FIRES IN OREGON
IMAGE D18202: NOAA-16 HRPT> Channels 3, 2, 1<>06/30/2003 21:18 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Oregon
Heat signatures (red) and smoke plumes (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in
Oregon. The Davis Fire has charred 14,000 acres in Deschutes National Forest in Oregon. This
information is from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Incident Management Situation Report
from July 1, 2003.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (431K) formats.
Preview (500X404):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Northwest/2003/FSMHSusOR182_N6L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Northwest/2003/FSMHSusOR182_N6L.jpg
Standard (1024X828):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Northwest/2003/FSMHSusOR182_N6.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Northwest/2003/FSMHSusOR182_N6.jpg
VOLCANO ERUPTION IN MARIANA ISLANDS
IMAGE D18203: MODIS-Aqua> Channels 3, 2, 1<>06/29/2003 03:30 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Mariana Islands
An ash plume (indicated by the yellow arrows) is visible from an eruption of the Anatahan
Volcano in the Mariana Islands in this MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer) image from the Aqua satellite.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (362K) formats.
Preview (500X394):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Volcano/Marianas/2003/VSHana182_MOL.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Volcano/Marianas/2003/VSHana182_MOL.jpg
Standard (1256X990):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Volcano/Marianas/2003/VSHana182_MO.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Volcano/Marianas/2003/VSHana182_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
Ralph Meiggs, Physical Scientist
[OSEI questions / comments, Image processing, OSEI ocean event contact, OSEI ice event
contact, OSEI GIS product contact]
Ralph.E.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)
