GFMC: Fires in Argentina; 12 March 2001
Fires in Argentina
12 March 2001
Operational Significant Event Imagery (OSEI)
The following significant events were identified by Satellite Analysis Branch meteorologists and reviewed by the OSEI support team:
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.