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APPLICATIONS OF METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION (MSG)

APPLICATIONS OF METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION (MSG). DAY-TIME CONVECTION AFRICAN EXAMPLES Author: Jochen Kerkmann (EUMETSAT) (kerkmann@eumetsat.de) Contributors: D. Rosenfeld (HUJ). Note:

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APPLICATIONS OF METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION (MSG)

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  1. APPLICATIONS OF METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION (MSG) DAY-TIME CONVECTION AFRICAN EXAMPLES Author: Jochen Kerkmann (EUMETSAT) (kerkmann@eumetsat.de) Contributors: D. Rosenfeld (HUJ)

  2. Note: in this Powerpoint presentation (in most cases) the SEVIRI images are not inverted, i.e. displayed as solar channels. If a channel is inverted, this is denoted by the small letter "i".

  3. Convection Kenya/Uganda 24 April 2003

  4. Low-level Clouds Convection Somalia Thin Cirrus Uganda MSG-1 24 April 2003 12:00 UTC RGB Composite R = NIR1.6 G = VIS0.8 B = VIS0.6 Kenya Tanzania

  5. Click on theimage to seethe animation ! MSG-1 24 April 2003 08:30 - 12:00 UTC RGB Composite R = NIR1.6 G = VIS0.8 B = VIS0.6

  6. Click on theimage to seethe animation ! MSG-1 24 April 2003 08:30 - 12:00 UTC Channel 03 (NIR1.6)

  7. Convection Northern Cameroon 20 May 2003

  8. Chad Severe Convection Sudan Central African Republic Squall Line MSG-1 20 May 2003 14:00 UTC RGB Composite R = NIR1.6 G = VIS0.8 B = VIS0.6 Cameroon Dem. Republic of the Kongo

  9. Click on theimage to seethe animation ! MSG-1 20 May 2003 12:00-14:30 UTC Channel 09 (IR10.8)

  10. Click on theimage to seethe animation ! MSG-1 20 May 2003 12:00-14:30 UTC Channel 01 (VIS0.6)

  11. Click on theimage to seethe animation ! MSG-1 20 May 2003 12:00-14:30 UTC Channel 06 (WV7.3)

  12. Click on theimage to seethe animation ! MSG-1 20 May 2003 12:00-14:30 UTC Channel 04 (IR3.9)

  13. High reflectance / Warm (ground or low water clouds) High reflectance /Cold (high clouds, small ice part.) Low reflectance / Cold (high clouds, large ice part.) Click on theimage to seethe animation ! MSG-1 20 May 2003 12:00-14:30 UTC Channel 04 - Zoom 6 (IR3.9)

  14. Click on theimage to seethe animation ! MSG-1 20 May 2003 12:00-14:30 UTC RGB Composite - Zoom 6 R = VIS0.6 G = IR3.9 B = IR10.8

  15. New Convective Developments Top Temp. -78°C Small Ice Particles 12:30 UTC 12:45 UTC 13:00 UTC Top Temp. -83°C Large Ice Particles 13:15 UTC 13:30 UTC 13:45 UTC 20 May 2003, RGB VIS0.6-IR3.9-IR12.0

  16. 12:30 UTC 12:45 UTC 13:00 UTC 13:15 UTC 13:30 UTC 13:45 UTC 20 May 2003, RGB VIS0.6-IR3.9i-IR12.0i

  17. Convection Central Africa 7 September 2003

  18. Thin Cirrus Low-level Clouds MSG-1 7 September 2003 12:45 UTC RGB Composite R = NIR1.6 G = VIS0.8 B = VIS0.6 Tanzania Dem. Republic of the Kongo Severe Convection Angola

  19. MSG-1 7 September 2003 11:45 UTC Channel 09i (IR10.8)

  20. 1 2 1. Large warm ice 2. Large cold ice 3. Small cold ice 4. Small cold water 5. Large warm water 4 5 3 MSG-1 7 September 2003 11:45 UTC RGB Composite VIS0.8 - IR3.9 - IR10.8

  21. MSG-1 7 September 2003 12:00 UTC RGB Composite VIS0.8 - IR3.9 - IR10.8

  22. MSG-1 7 September 2003 12:15 UTC RGB Composite VIS0.8 - IR3.9 - IR10.8

  23. Convection Niger 8 September 2003

  24. Severe Convection MSG-1 8 September 2003 15:00 UTC Channel 09i (IR10.8)

  25. Low-Level Clouds Overshooting Top MSG-1 8 September 2003 15:00 UTC RGB Composite R = HRV G = HRV B = IR10.8i Thin Cirrus Cirrus Outflow

  26. Click on theimage to seethe animation ! MSG-1 8 September 2003 12:00 - 16:00 UTC Channel 09i (IR10.8)

  27. High reflectance (desert, water clouds) Lower reflectance (ice clouds) Click on theimage to seethe animation ! MSG-1 8 September 2003 12:00 - 16:00 UTC Channel 03 (NIR1.6)

  28. Click on theimage to seethe animation ! MSG-1 8 September 2003 12:00 - 16:00 UTC RGB Composite R = VIS0.6 G = NIR1.6 B = IR10.8

  29. Convection West Africa 23 September 2003

  30. Convective Outflow Boundary Convection alonglow-level Convergence Line MSG-1, 23 September 2003, 11:30 UTC, Channel IR3.9i

  31. Click on theimage to seethe animation ! MSG-1 23 September 2003 09:45-11:30 UTC Channel 04i (IR3.9)

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