GFMC: Fires in Central – Eastern Africa, 5 February 2001

Fires in Central – Eastern Africa

5 February 2001

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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 LAC satellite image, 2 February 2001.
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue) are visible from fires burning in Congo, Sudan, Central African Republic and Uganda.
(Source: OSEI/NOAA)

Fires in Sudan and Central African Republic: background information.

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