NOAA Daily Operational Significant Events Support Report 25 Mar 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** [India, Iraq]
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 – see below** [Iraq]
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, March 24, 2003 are as follows:
SANDSTORMS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ
IMAGE D08301: NOAA-17> Channels 1, 2, 4 <>03/24/2003 08:04 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Iraq
Sandstorms (indicated by the yellow arrows) are visible in southern Iraq.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (491K) formats.
Preview (500X418):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/DST2iraq083_N7L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/DST2iraq083_N7L.jpg
Standard (1280X1071)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/DST2iraq083_N7.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/DST2iraq083_N7.jpg
SANDSTORMS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ
IMAGE D08302: NOAA-17> Channels 1, 2, 4 <>03/24/2003 08:04 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Iraq
Sandstorms (indicated by the yellow arrows) are visible in southern Iraq.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (491K) formats.
Preview (500X473):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/DSTiraq083_N7L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/DSTiraq083_N7L.jpg
Standard (957X906)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/DSTiraq083_N7.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/DSTiraq083_N7.jpg
HOT SPOTS AROUND BAGHDAD
IMAGE D08303: NOAA-17> Channel 3 <>03/23/2003 17:58 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Iraq
Hot spots (white) are visible throughout the Baghdad area. In this image, one channel (channel 3) is
sensitive to hot objects on the Earth’s surface. Here, the bright spots in the vicinity of Baghdad are
believed to be associated with reported fires in the area.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (463K) formats.
Preview (500X524):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq083_N7L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq083_N7L.jpg
Standard (1024X1074)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq083_N7.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq083_N7.jpg
FIRES BURNING EASTERN INDIA
IMAGE D08304: MODIS-AQUA> Channels 22, 2, 1 <>03/24/2003 07:45 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>India
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in eastern India in this
MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) image from the Aqua satellite. Smoke
(indicated by the yellow arrows) is faintly visible extending southwestward from a large blaze.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (522K) formats.
Preview (500X432):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/India/2003/FSMHSindia083_MOL.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/India/2003/FSMHSindia083_MOL.jpg
Standard (1280X1101)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/India/2003/FSMHSindia083_MO.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/India/2003/FSMHSindia083_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
