NOAA Daily Operational Significant Events Support Report 18 Aug 2003
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 [Iraq, Canada, Idaho, Montana]
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 Monday, August 18, 2003 are as follows:
SMOKE FROM BURNING OIL PIPELINE IN NORTHERN IRAQ
IMAGE D232001: MODIS-TERRA> Channels 1, 4, 3<> 08/17/2003 07:40 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>northern Iraq
Black smoke (indicated by the yellow arrow) is visible due to an oil pipeline that was set aflame
in northern Iraq in this MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) image from
the Terra satellite.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (246K) formats.
Preview (500X400):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Iraq/2003/FSMiraq230_MOL.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Iraq/2003/FSMiraq230_MOL.jpg
Standard (1280X1023):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Iraq/2003/FSMiraq230_MO.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Iraq/2003/FSMiraq230_MO.jpg
FIRES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALBERTA, CANADA
IMAGE D23002: NOAA-16 HRPT> Channels 3, 2, 1<> 08/17/2003 20:41 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>British Columbia and Alberta, Canada
Heat signatures (red) and smoke plumes (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in British
Columbia and Alberta, Canada.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (530K) formats.
Preview (500X398):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/CAN_Bcol/2003/FSMHSbc230_N6L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/CAN_Bcol/2003/FSMHSbc230_N6L.jpg
Standard (1280X994):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/CAN_Bcol/2003/FSMHSbc230_N6.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/CAN_Bcol/2003/FSMHSbc230_N6.jpg
FIRES IN IDAHO AND MONTANA
IMAGE D23003: NOAA-16 HRPT> Channels 3, 2, 1<> 08/17/2003 20:41 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Idaho and Montana
Heat signatures and smoke plumes (light blue haze) are visible from several fires burning in
Idaho and Montana. The Mineral-Primm Fire has charred 11,500 acres northeast of Missoula,
MT. The Milepost 59 Fire has burned 5,500 acres northwest of Kamiah, ID. The Split Rock has
scorched 750 acres in Nez Perce National Forest. The Frank Church fire has charred 8,619 acres
in Payette National Forest. This information is from the National Interagency Fire Center’s
Incident Management Situation Report from August 18, 2003.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (647K) formats.
Preview (500X422):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Northwest/2003/FSMHSusID230_N6L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Northwest/2003/FSMHSusID230_N6L.jpg
Standard (1280X1017):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Northwest/2003/FSMHSusID230_N6.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Northwest/2003/FSMHSusID230_N6.jpg
MANITOBA AND ONTARIO, CANADA
IMAGE D23003: NOAA-16 HRPT> Channels 3, 2, 1<> 08/17/2003 18:57 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Manitoba and Ontario, Canada
Heat signatures (red) and smoke plumes (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in
Manitoba and Ontario, Canada.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (404K) formats.
Preview (500X371):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/CAN_Manit/2003/FSMHSman230_N6L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/CAN_Manit/2003/FSMHSman230_N6L.jpg
Standard (1280X950):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/CAN_Manit/2003/FSMHSman230_N6.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/CAN_Manit/2003/FSMHSman230_N6.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)