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, 8 March
2001.
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in
Argentina.
(Source: NESDIS/OSEI)
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.