NOAA Daily Operational Significant Events Support Report 28 May 2003
Images listed below can be found together in the “../Events/Current” directory on the server:
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]
2. Floods – no imagery posted
3. Tropical Systems – no imagery posted
4. Volcanoes – see below** [Mariana Islands]
5. Ocean – no imagery posted
6. Ice – no imagery posted
7. Dust Storms – no imagery posted
8. Storms -see below** [Florida]
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, May 28, 2003 are as follows:
SMOKE TRANSPORTED OVER MIDWEST US FROM FIRES IN EASTERN RUSSIA
IMAGE D14801: GOES-12> Channels 1, 3, 4<>05/28/2003 12:15 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Midwest US and over Canada
Smoke is visible across parts of the Midwest US and over Canada. The smoke (indicated by the
yellow arrows) has been transported across the Pacific Ocean from fires burning in eastern Russia.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (478K) formats.
Preview (500X398):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Midwest/2003/FSMusMW148_G12L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Midwest/2003/FSMusMW148_G12L.jpg
Standard (1280X1020)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Midwest/2003/FSMusMW148_G12.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Midwest/2003/FSMusMW148_G12.jpg
SMOKE TRANSPORTED OVER MIDWEST US FROM FIRES IN EASTERN RUSSIA
MOVIE D14802: GOES-12> Channels 1, 3, 4<>05/28/2003 12:15 – 19:15 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Midwest US and over Canada
Smoke is visible across parts of the Midwest US and over Canada. The smoke (indicated by the
yellow arrows) has been transported across the Pacific Ocean from fires burning in eastern Russia.
Movie provided in avi (1392K) and mpg (1113K) formats.
Standard (700X482)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Midwest/2003/FSMusMW148_G12.avi
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Midwest/2003/FSMusMW148_G12.avi
Standard (700X482)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Midwest/2003/FSMusMW148_G12.mpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Midwest/2003/FSMusMW148_G12.mpg
FIRES IN RUSSIA
IMAGE D14803: MODIS AQUA> Channels 22, 2, 1<>05/28/2003 05:20 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 (647K) formats.
Preview (500X391):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Russia_E/2003/FSMHSrus148_MOL.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Russia_E/2003/FSMHSrus148_MOL.jpg
Standard (1256X981)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Russia_E/2003/FSMHSrus148_MO.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/Russia_E/2003/FSMHSrus148_MO.jpg
VOLCANO ERUPTION IN MARIANA ISLANDS
IMAGE D14804: MODIS -Aqua<> Channels 1, 2, 1 <>05/28/2003 03:30 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Mariana Islands
An ash plume (indicated by the yellow arrows) is visible from an eruption of the Anatahan Volcano in
the Mariana Islands in this MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) image from the
Aqua satellite.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (354K) formats.
Preview (500X400):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Volcano/Marianas/2003/VSHanatahan148_MOL.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Volcano/Marianas/2003/VSHanatahan148_MOL.jpg
Standard (1256X1005)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Volcano/Marianas/2003/VSHanatahan148_MO.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Volcano/Marianas/2003/VSHanatahan148_MO.jpg
SEVERE WEATHER IN FLORIDA
IMAGE D14805: GOES-12> Channels 1, 3, 4<>05/27/2003 21:15 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Florida
Torrential rains and strong winds knocked down power lines and caused widespread flooding
throughout Broward County, FL on Tuesday.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (414K) formats.
Preview (500X402):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Severe/US_Southeast/2003/SVRusFL148_G12L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Severe/US_Southeast/2003/SVRusFL148_G12L.jpg
Standard (1280X1022)
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Severe/US_Southeast/2003/SVRusFL148_G12.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Severe/US_Southeast/2003/SVRusFL148_G12.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.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)
