Status Report

NOAA Daily Operational Significant Events Support Report 13 June 2003

By SpaceRef Editor
June 13, 2003
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http://www.osei.noaa.gov/



You can access this directory through the “Current” button in the navigation bar of the web site.







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** [Russia, Australia, New Mexico/Arizona]



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, June 13, 2003 are as follows:










FIRES IN RUSSIA



IMAGE D16401: MODIS-Aqua<> Channels 22, 2, 1 <>06/13/2003 05:20 UTC<>Multichannel

color composite<>Russia



Heat signatures (red), burn scars (dark green to charcoal), and smoke (light blue haze) are visible from

fires burning in Russia in this MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) image from

the Aqua satellite.



Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (454K) formats.



Preview (500X393):



http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Russia_E/2003/FSMHSrus164_MOL.jpg



http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Russia_E/2003/FSMHSrus164_MOL.jpg





Standard (1256X987)



http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Russia_E/2003/FSMHSrus164_MO.jpg



http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Russia_E/2003/FSMHSrus164_MO.jpg










FIRES IN NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA



IMAGE D16402: NOAA-16 HRPT> Channels 3, 2, 1<>06/12/2003 21:19 UTC<>Multichannel

color composite<>New Mexico and Arizona



Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in New Mexico and

Arizona in this NOAA-16 image. The Dry Lakes Complex Fire (6,100 acres) and the Ten Cow Fire

(350) are burning in Gila National Forest in New Mexico. The Thomas Fire (5,157 acres) has

scorched parts of Apache National Forest in Arizona. This information is from the National

Interagency Fire Center’s Incident Management Situation Report from June 12, 2003.





Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (516K) formats.



Preview (500X506):



http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southwest/2003/FSMHSusSW164_N6L.jpg



http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southwest/2003/FSMHSusSW164_N6L.jpg





Standard (1280X1296)



http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southwest/2003/FSMHSusSW164_N6.jpg



http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southwest/2003/FSMHSusSW164_N6.jpg










FIRES IN AUSTRALIA



IMAGE D16403: MODIS-Aqua<> Channels 22, 2, 1 <>06/11/2003 05:15 UTC<>Multichannel

color composite<>Australia



Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in Australia in this

MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) image from the Aqua satellite.





Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (372K) formats.



Preview (500X398):



http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Australia/2003/FSMHSaust164_MOL.jpg



http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Australia/2003/FSMHSaust164_MOL.jpg





Standard (1256X999)



http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Australia/2003/FSMHSaust164_MO.jpg



http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Australia/2003/FSMHSaust164_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



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