Status Report

NOAA Daily Operational Significant Events Support Report 16 Jun 2003

By SpaceRef Editor

June 16, 2003

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, Utah/Arizona]

2. Floods – no imagery posted

3. Tropical Systems – no imagery posted

4. Volcanoes – see below** [Indonesia]

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 Monday, June 16, 2003 are as follows:

FIRES IN RUSSIA

IMAGE D16701: MODIS-Aqua<> Channels 22, 2, 1 <>06/17/2003 05:50 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 (500X401):

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Russia_E/2003/FSMHSrus167_MOL.jpg

Standard (1256X1008)

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Russia_E/2003/FSMHSrus167_MO.jpg

FIRES IN UTAH AND ARIZONA

IMAGE D16702: NOAA-16 HRPT> Channels 3, 2, 1<>06/16/2003 20:46 UTC<>Multichannel

color composite<>Utah and Arizona

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

this NOAA-16 image.

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

Preview (500X498):

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southwest/2003/FSMHSusSW167_N6L.jpg

Standard (1026X1022)

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southwest/2003/FSMHSusSW167_N6.jpg

VOLCANO ERUPTION IN INDONESIA

IMAGE D16703: MODIS-Terra <>06/15/2003 02:00 UTC<>Multichannel color

composite<>Indonesia

An ash plume (indicated by the yellow arrows) is visible from an eruption of the Dukono Volcano in

Indonesia in this MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) image from the Terra

satellite.

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

Preview (500X431):

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Volcano/Indonesia/2003/VSHdukono167_MOL.jpg

Standard (1170X1008)

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Volcano/Indonesia/2003/VSHdukono167_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

Provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)

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