NOAA Daily Operational Significant Events Support Report 2 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, US Plains]
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 Wednesday, April 2, 2003 are as follows:
SMOKE IN IRAQ
IMAGE D09201: NOAA-16> Channels 1, 2, 4 <>04/02/2003 11:01 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Iraq
Smoke plumes (indicated by the yellow arrow) are visible southwest of Baghdad from possible fires in
the area. Smoke plumes (indicated by the white arrow) are also visible in southeastern Iraq due to
burning oil wells.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (457K) formats.
Preview (500X431):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FSMiraq092_N6L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FSMiraq092_N6L.jpg
Standard (1280X1104)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FSMiraq092_N6.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FSMiraq092_N6.jpg
HOTSPOTS IN IRAQ
IMAGE D09202: NOAA-16 LAC> Channel 3 <>04/01/2003 23:39 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Iraq
Hotspots appear bright white in Iraq, Kuwait, and Iran. Some of the hotspots in southern Iraq are
believed to be due to burning oil wells. The other hotspots visible near of the city of Baghdad and in
northern Iraq may be due to fires in the area. Other hotspots visible in Iran and Kuwait are due mostly
to the normal operations of waste gas flaring from oil wells. 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 (378K) formats.
Preview (500X449):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq092_N6L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq092_N6L.jpg
Standard (1280X1149)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq092_N6.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq092_N6.jpg
FIRES BURNING IN US PLAINS
IMAGE D09203: MODIS-TERRA> Channels 22, 2, 1 <>03/31/2003 17:47 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Utah and Colorado
Heat signatures (red) and smoke plumes (light blue haze) are visible from several fires burning in parts
of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas in this MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer) false color image from the Terra satellite. Data source provided by Space Science
and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (407K) formats.
Preview (500X415):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Plains/2003/FSMHSusPL092_MOL.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Plains/2003/FSMHSusPL092_MOL.jpg
Standard (1280X1062)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Plains/2003/FSMHSusPL092_MO.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Plains/2003/FSMHSusPL092_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
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
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)
