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APPLICATIONS OF METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION (MSG)

Explore the use of Meteosat Second Generation images to study convection patterns in Africa, focusing on Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Chad, Cameroon, and more. Witness severe weather events and cloud formations through satellite data animations.

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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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