Special Event Imagery Special Event Imagery
2003 - Iraq
Special Event Imagery Special Event Imagery
During military activities in Iraq, OSEI program analysts collected imagery of Iraq and the Persian Gulf area for the period from March 23, 2003 through April 15, 2003. The visible channels on AVHRR, METEOSAT, and MODIS were able to detect smoke from burning oil wells, airborne sand from sandstorms, and airplane contrails. The thermal infrared channels on the AVHRR and MODIS detected hot spots from oil wells and other fires.

File Types

Type
Description
S
An OSEI "Standard"-format image saved at full resolution and at high image quality. Resultant file sizes are generally at or above 500K and sometimes exceed 1M. Dimensions vary by image but are generally at least 1024X1024.
P
An OSEI "Preview"-format image is reduced dimensionally before saving. These files function as thumbnails that allow the user to determine their interest in an event before downloading the standard version of the product. File sizes are generally around 60K.
M
OSEI AVI-format or MPG-format animations whose file sizes depend on the length and dimensions of the loop. File sizes exceeding 1M are common.

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Type
Filename
Size
Date
August
P
64 K
August 18
S
246 K
August 18
July
P
66 K
July 11
S
385 K
July 11
P
64 K
July 11
S
444 K
July 11
P
67 K
July 9
S
320 K
July 9
P
69 K
July 8
S
390 K
July 8
P
61 K
July 8
S
207 K
July 8
P
66 K
July 8
S
360 K
July 8
P
65 K
July 7
S
346 K
July 7
April
P
63 K
April 16
S
295 K
April 16
P
60 K
April 15
S
636 K
April 15
P
62 K
April 14
S
702 K
April 14
P
70 K
April 14
S
393 K
April 14
P
63 K
April 11
S
423 K
April 11
P
68 K
April 10
S
365 K
April 10
P
65 K
April 9
S
395 K
April 9
P
69 K
April 8
S
560 K
April 8
P
63 K
April 7
S
467 K
April 7
P
63 K
April 4
S
502 K
April 4
P
66 K
April 4
S
468 K
April 4
P
69 K
April 4
S
384 K
April 4
P
68 K
April 3
S
459 K
April 3
P
64 K
April 3
S
468 K
April 3
P
65 K
April 2
S
429 K
April 2
P
66 K
April 2
S
457 K
April 2
P
64 K
April 2
S
378 K
April 2
P
65 K
April 1
S
528 K
April 1
P
64 K
April 1
S
377 K
April 1
P
67 K
April 1
S
484 K
April 1
P
64 K
April 1
S
328 K
April 1
March
P
71 K
March 31
S
681 K
March 31
P
65 K
March 31
S
427 K
March 31
P
68 K
March 31
S
618 K
March 31
P
65 K
March 30
S
381 K
March 30
P
68 K
March 28
S
529 K
March 28
P
59 K
March 28
S
363 K
March 28
P
63 K
March 27
S
287 K
March 27
P
68 K
March 27
S
547 K
March 27
P
63 K
March 26
S
292 K
March 26
P
65 K
March 26
S
448 K
March 26
P
68 K
March 26
S
494 K
March 26
P
70 K
March 25
S
594 K
March 25
P
64 K
March 24
S
220 K
March 24
P
61 K
March 24
S
241 K
March 24
P
62 K
March 24
S
205 K
March 24
P
70 K
March 24
S
502 K
March 24
P
57 K
March 23
S
271 K
March 23
P
71 K
March 23
S
303 K
March 23
S
693 K
March 22
P
63 K
March 21
S
372 K
March 21
P
69 K
March 21
S
505 K
March 21
P
65 K
March 21
S
463 K
March 21
P
65 K
March 21
S
346 K
March 21
P
63 K
March 21
S
309 K
March 21
P
69 K
March 21
S
251 K
March 21
P
63 K
March 21
S
233 K
March 21
P
66 K
March 20
S
407 K
March 20
P
74 K
March 20
S
321 K
March 20
P
63 K
March 20
S
420 K
March 20
P
70 K
March 20
S
359 K
March 20
P
67 K
March 19
S
289 K
March 19
P
66 K
March 19
S
428 K
March 19
M
942 K
March 19
S
356 K
March 17
S
69 K
March 14
S
216 K
March 14
P
69 K
March 13
M
449 K
March 13
S
518 K
March 13
M
890 K
March 13
M
683 K
March 7
M
877 K
March 7

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