Aerosol retrievals from METEOSAT-8 - CM SAF
Aerosol retrievals from METEOSAT-8 - CM SAF
Aerosol retrievals from METEOSAT-8 - CM SAF
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<strong>SAF</strong> on Climate Monitoring Visiting Scientists Report Doc. No: 1.0<br />
Issue : 1.0<br />
Date : 4 October 2006<br />
Appendix B: Fires in Portugal during July 2005<br />
Several forest fires happened in Portugal in July 2005. The maximum of fires was reached the 12 th<br />
July as observed by the MODIS rapid response fire system (see fig. B1 and<br />
http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov). Such events have been also observed with our method using<br />
MSG/SEVIRI. Maps of aerosol optical thickness over Portugal are given for some dates in Fig. B2<br />
and Fig. B3.<br />
Fig. B1: MODIS rapid response fire image for the 12 th July 2005 over Portugal. Red squares<br />
indicate areas in fire.<br />
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