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METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION

(MSG)

FIRE DETECTION

Author:Author: Jochen KerkmannJochen Kerkmannkerkmann@eumetsat.dekerkmann@eumetsat.de

Contributors:Contributors: P. Menzel (NOAA)P. Menzel (NOAA)

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GOES-8 imagery on 9 May 1998 at 15:45 UTC. Channel 3 (3.9 m)useful for fire detection

Fire detection using ch. 3.9 and 11 m

Visible imagery showing smoke

Fires/Smoke

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Fires over Angola25 June 2003

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Fires (Hot Spots)

MSG imagery on 25 June 2003 at 10:00 UTC.Channel 04 (3.9 m) useful for fire detection.

Difference ch. 3.9 and 10.8 m [K] Channel 01 (0.6 m) for comparison

Angola

Kongo

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MSG imagery on 25 June 2003 at 10:00 UTC.Channel 04 (3.9 m) useful for fire detection.

Channel 04 (3.9 m) Channel 09 (10.8 m)

Angola

Kongo

Fires (Hot Spots)

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Fires over Angola7 July 2003

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MSG imagery on 7 July 2003 at 11:00 UTC.Channel 04 (3.9 m) useful for fire detection.

Angola

Kongo

Difference ch. 3.9 and 10.8 m [K]

Fires (Hot Spots)

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MSG imagery on 7 July 2003 at 11:00 UTC.Channel 04 (3.9 m) useful for fire detection.

Angola

Kongo

Difference ch. 3.9 and 10.8 m [K] Channel 12 (HRV) for comparison

Fires (Hot Spots)

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MSG imagery on 7 July 2003 at 12:00 UTC.Channel 04 (3.9 m) useful for fire detection.

Channel 04 (3.9 m) Channel 09 (10.8 m)

Angola

Kongo

Fires (Hot Spots)

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Fires over Nigeria ?5 June 2003

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Channel 04 (3.9 m) Difference ch. 3.9 and 10.8 m [K]

Nigeria

MSG imagery on 5 June 2003 at 10:00 UTC.Fires over Northern Nigeria ???

Fires (Hot Spots) ???

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Sunglint

MSG-15 June 200309:00 UTCChannel 04(IR3.9)

Sunglint in Channel 04 over the local rivers and

lakes

Click on the icon tosee the animation

(09:00-11:30 UTC,AVI, 3376 KB) !

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Fires over Chad ?14 July 2003

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Channel 04 (3.9 m) Channel 01 (0.6 m)

CHAD

MSG imagery on 14 July 2003 at 08:15 UTC.Fires over Central Chad ???

Fires (Hot Spots) ???

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MSG-1, 14 July 2003, Channel 04 (IR3.9), 7:30 UTCSunglint in Channel 04 over the local rivers and lakes

Sunglint

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see the animation(07:30-08:45 UTC,

AVI, 1237 KB) !

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Fires over Guinea/Mali ?24 February 2003

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Guinea

Mali

Channel 04 (3.9 m) Channel 01 (0.6 m)

MSG imagery on 24 February 2003 at 11:00 UTC.Fires over Guinea and Mali ???

Fires (Hot Spots) ???

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Fires(Hot Spots)Fires over Guinea

and Mali

MSG-124 February 200311:00 UTCChannel 04(IR3.9)

Click on the icon tosee the animation

(11:00-12:45 UTC,AVI, 2712 KB) !

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Fires over Kenya/Somalia/Kongo24 February 2003

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Fires

Fires over Kenya, Somalia and Kongo

MSG-124 February 200312:45 UTCChannel 04(IR3.9)

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Fires over France17 July 2003

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Fires

Fires over France(biggest forest fire in the

Var department since 1990)

MSG-1, Channel 04 (IR3.9),17 July 2003, 14:45 UTC

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Fires over Angola/Kongo16 July 2003

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Fires (Hot Spots)

Diurnal cycle of fires over Kongo and AngolaMSG-1, Channel 04 (IR3.9), 16 July 2003, 09:00 UTC

Click on the icon tosee the animation(hourly images)

(09:00-15:00 UTC,AVI, 1689 KB) !

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Fires/Smoke over Portugal/Spain3 August 2003

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Fires/Smoke

Fires over Portugal and Spain (biggest fires of last 20 years)MSG-1, 3 August 2003, 12:00 UTC

Channel 04 (3.9 m) Channel 07 (8.7 m)

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Fires/Smoke

Fires over Portugal and SpainMSG-1, 3 August 2003, 12:00 UTC

Channel 09 (10.8 m) Channel 03 (1.6 m)

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Fires over Portugal and SpainMSG-1, 3 August 2003, 12:00 UTC

Channel 01 (0.6 m) Channel 12 (HRV)

Click on the icon to see the animation(10:00-17:45 UTC, AVI, 12910 KB) !

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Fires over Portugal and SpainMSG-1, 3 August 2003, 12:00 UTC

Channel 03 (1.6 m) Channel 04 (3.9 m)

Click on the icon to see the animation(12:00-15:00 UTC, AVI, 2837 KB) !

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MSG-13 August 200312:00 UTCDifference ImageNIR1.6 - VIS0.6

Smoke

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Burned Area

Fires over Portugal and SpainMSG-1, 3 August 2003, 12:00 UTC

Channel 02 (0.8 m) Channel 12 (HRV)

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MSG-13 August 200312:00 UTCRGB CompositeR = NIR1.6G = VIS0.8B = VIS0.6

Fires/Smoke

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SUMMARY

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Fires

Fires (hot spots) can be detected in the following MSG SEVIRI channels (in order of importance):

1. IR3.9

but also in:

2. IR8.73. IR9.7, IR10.8, IR12.0 and sometimes NIR1.6 !!!

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Smoke

Smoke from fires can principally be detected in all VIS and IR window channels, but the best channels are (in order of importance):

1. HRVIS2. VIS0.6 and NIR1.63. IR3.9

The VIS0.8 channel is not useful for smoke detection !

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Burned Area

The (black) burned area can be best detected in the following MSG SEVIRI channels (in order of importance):

1. VIS0.82. HRVIS3. VIS0.6 and NIR1.6