GFMC: Forest Fires in Canada
12 July 2002
Operational Significant Event Imagery (OSEI)
The following significant events were identified by Satellite Analysis Branch meteorologists and reviewed by the OSEI support team of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
Satellite images of fires burning in Quebec, Canada, and smoke over the Atlantic ocean
Left: Heat signatures (red) and smoke plumes (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in Manitoba, Canada.
Center: Heat signatures (red) and smoke plumes (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in Ontario, Canada.
Right: Heat signatures (red) and smoke plumes (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in Saskatchewan, Canada.
(Source: OSEI/NOAA)
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