Snow RGB - MSG - Indian Ocean

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Provided by European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)

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Dataset information

Catalog

EUMETSAT Product Navigator

Country of origin

EU institutions

Updated

Created

Available languages

English

Keywords

Land, Snow and Ice, Weather, Atmospheric Composition

Datasource

Official portal for European data link

Quality scoring

215

Dataset description

The main application of the Snow RGB (Red, Green, Blue) is the detection of fog / low clouds and snow during day-time. In this color scheme snow appears red because of the strong absorption in the NIR1.6 and IR3.9 channels (no green and blue), while fog / low clouds appear whitish. Small particle ice cloud appears orange, while large particle ice cloud appears with greater red component. Snow on the ground appears as full red, because its grains are usually much larger than cloud ice particles. From 1 June 2022, Meteosat-9 at 45.5° E is the prime satellite for the IODC service, replacing Meteosat-8 (located at 41.5° E while in operation).

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