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[STORMREPORTS] Fwd: Fires & Duststorms in Iraq Via Satellite

From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Mon Mar 24 2003 - 20:18:01 EST


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>
>OSEI MEDIA ALERT #03083
>
>SUBJECT: HOT SPOTS IN IRAQ
>
>This image was taken at 8:58 PM Iraq time, March 23, 2003, by the Advanced
>Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on board NOAA-17, a NOAA National
>Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) Polar
>Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES). One channel (channel
>3) on the AVHRR at 3.8 micrometers is sensitive to hot objects on the
>Earth's surface. Here, the bright spots in the vicinity of Baghdad are
>believed to be associated with reported fires in the area.
>
>The image is available at the OSEI Media Resource Page:
>
>http://www.osei.noaa.gov/OSEImedia.html or from the following link:
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>http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/FHSiraq083_N7.jpg
>
>Imagery of the dust storms in southern Iraq can be found at the following
>links:
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>http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/DST2iraq083_N7.jpg
>
>http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Iraq/DSTiraq083_N7.jpg
>
>Please credit NOAA for this imagery if it is used in publication.
>
>Thank you,
>
>The OSEI Team
>osei{at}noaa.gov

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