GFMC: Fires in Central – Eastern Africa, 23 February 2001
Fires in Central – Eastern Africa
23 February 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 POES AVHRR LAC satellite image, 22 February 2001.
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue) are visible from fires burning in Sudan and Ethiopia.
(Source: OSEI/NOAA)
Fires in Sudan and Ethiopia: background information.