NOAA Daily Operational Significant Events Support Report 20 Jun 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 [ Arizona, Mexico, ARussia]
2. Floods – no imagery posted
3. Tropical Systems – see below [ East Pacific ]
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 20, 2003 are as follows:
FIRES IN ARIZONA
IMAGE D17101: NOAA-15 HRPT> Channels 3, 2, 1<>06/20/2003 13:50 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Arizona
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in Arizona in this
NOAA-15 image. The pink areas visible in this image are due to solar heating of the ground surface.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (676K) formats.
Preview (500X441):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southwest/2003/FSMHSusSW171_N5L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southwest/2003/FSMHSusSW171_N5L.jpg
Standard (1280X1128)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southwest/2003/FSMHSusSW171_N5.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southwest/2003/FSMHSusSW171_N5.jpg
FIRES IN MEXICO AND ARIZONA
IMAGE D17102: NOAA-16 HRPT> Channels 3, 2, 1<>06/19/2003 21:41 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Mexico and Arizona
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in Arizona and Mexico
in this NOAA-16 image. The pink areas visible in this image are due to solar heating of the ground
surface.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (676K) formats.
Preview (500X441):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southwest/2003/FSMHSusSW171_N6L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southwest/2003/FSMHSusSW171_N6L.jpg
Standard (1280X1128)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southwest/2003/FSMHSusSW171_N6.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Southwest/2003/FSMHSusSW171_N6.jpg
TROPICAL STORM 02E (BLANCA)
IMAGE D17103: GOES-12 <> Channels 1, 3, 4<>06/19/2003 13:45 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>E. Pacific
Tropical Storm 02E (Blanca) was located over the Eastern Pacific Ocean near 15.7N 105.7W at
06:00 UTC.Blanca has been moving westward at 06 knots with maximum sustained winds estimated at
35 knots, gusts to 45 knots
Image provided in preview (~61K) and standard (415K) formats.
Preview (500X541):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/E_Pacific/2003/TRCblanca171_G12L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/E_Pacific/2003/TRCblanca171_G12L.jpg
Standard (938X1015)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/E_Pacific/2003/TRCblanca171_G12.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/E_Pacific/2003/TRCblanca171_G12.jpg
FIRES IN RUSSIA
IMAGE D17104: MODIS-Aqua<> Channels 22, 2, 1 <>06/20/2003 05:25 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 (487K) formats.
Preview (500X405):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Russia_E/2003/FSMHSrus171_MOL.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Russia_E/2003/FSMHSrus171_MOL.jpg
Standard (1256X1018)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Russia_E/2003/FSMHSrus171_MO.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Russia_E/2003/FSMHSrus171_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)