Fires in Argentina and Uruguay; 31 January 2000

Fires in Argentina and Uruguay

31 January 2000


Several active fire signals were recorded by OSEI with the NOAA-14 satellite on 28 January 2000 in Argentina and Uruguay.

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Fig. 1. Heat signatures and smoke plumes from areas of fire burning in Argentina and Uruguay.
(Source: OSEI/NOAA)

The fire signatures diplayed by today’s OSEI images represent land-use fires and wildfires in the region of Northern Argentina and Paraguay, especially in the Entre Rios parks (Parque mesopotámico) South of Asunción, the capital of Paraguay.

Please also visit the GFMC archive where remotely sensed fire imageries can be found under Brazil and Neighbouring Countries, Argentina, and Paraguay.


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