GFMC: Forest Fires in Central America, 4 July 2001
4 February 2002
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 POES AVHRR satellite image, 1 February 2002
Heat signatures (red) are visible from fires burning in Mexico.
(Source: NESDIS/OSEI)
An analysisof the total fire situation in Central America in 1998 “Incendios forestales y agrícolas en Céntroamerica” is provided by the “Central American Protected Areas System” (CAPAS). Fire maps of 1998 are available from the “Programa Frontera Agricola”.
For more information on forest and other wildland fires in México: see IFFN reports on Mexico and the recent Mexican Wildfire statistics extract.