Hawaii Island VOG status (SO2) Hawaii Island VOG status (SO2)
July 15, 2008, 03:01:40 PM by Kerry
Here are two links that graphically depict the VOG (SO2) and it's direction. (Both links work as of 7/28/21 — K.K.) http://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/OMI/OMISO2/hawaii.html Updated daily by NOAA satelite. Hawai'i (Big Isle) Short Term SO2 Alert Index Updated hourly throughout the day. Email reply from Gilberto Vicente, NOAA - OMISO2: responding to my email reporting that the NOAA satellite had not been displaying for several days in row. Hi Kerry, The OMI is in a polar orbit, and only viewed the same place on Earth once a day, during day light time. The current image in the NOAA web site shows the last swath over Hawaii on July 9, year 08, Julian date 191 and UTC time 20:54. This actual pass over Hawaii happens a little later because this is the time of the first scan line of that swath. It is + or - 1 hour around that time because the Aura satellite (the one that houses the OMI instrument) precesses each day. Look at the different times in "current", and "previous" images. Gilberto UPDATE 3/17/09 Kerry, Please update your link to http://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/OMI/OMISO2/index.html Gilberto Kerry wrote: Hi Gilbert, I assume you folks know that our NOAA satellite report has not been displaying lately, for more than a week. I use http://gp16.ssd.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/OMI/OMISO2/hawaii.html#End daily to determine if the SO2 is going to be blowing in my direction. It's been stuck just displaying a small map with no data. I believe the problem began 3/3/09 when it kept displaying the same report for a few days in a row. With aloha, Kerry -- Gilberto A. Vicente - Ph.D. - Physical Scientist NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/SSD - Product Implementation Branch E/SP2, NOAA Science Center, Room 510 5200 Auth Road, Camp Springs, MD 20746, USA Phone: 301-763-8142 x 160, Fax: 301-899-9196, Gilberto.Vicente@noaa.gov Bookmark this page. Kerry PS. Post a reply here for information/advice about residential air purifiers w/HEPA and charcoal filters. Write a Comment:Sorry, you must be logged in to post a comment! |
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Big Island residents fear for their health, their pets and farm animals, their water systems, their farm crops, and businesses. Yet, the various state agencies are ineffective in providing up-to-date information or any meaningful assistance. Here are the main areas in which residents need help. The Department of Health has issued a color code of various levels of SO2, but the community is unaware of where these monitoring stations are located in proximity to their homes.When SO2 reaches a dangerous level. Many rural areas of the Big Island are without cell phone coverage.
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