Operational
Significant Event Imagery (OSEI)
The following significant events were identified by Satellite Analysis Branch
meteorologists and reviewed by the OSEI support team:
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NESDIS/OSEI NOAA-14 AVHRR HRPT satellite image, 21
January 2001.
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue) are visible from fires burning in Argentina.
(Source: NESDIS/OSEI)
Fires in Argentina continue to burn in the transition between pampa and
dry forest ecosystems.
Large fires have been reported repeatedly by the GFMC:
Report about wildland fire fighter fatalities on 8 January 2001.
First reports of the large fires in Argentina were provided
on 12, 13, 15, 21 and 29 December 2000 and 19
January 2001.
For fire background information see: Pre-publication of the Argentina Country Report "Forest Fire Situation in Argentina" for
the FAO Forest Resources Assessment 2000 (FRA 2000).
For further remotly sensed images see the GFMC archive: Brazil and Neighbouring Countries, and Argentina.