This lesson uses EUMETSAT’s Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) imagery. The satellite interpretation techniques presented are general enough to also be applied elsewhere.
Herein you will learn about the three most common satellite channels: visible, long-wave infrared (IR), and water vapour. You will also learn about RGBs, which combine Red-Green-Blue data from multiple channels to better highlight features like dust, low clouds/fog, and severe convection.
The lesson begins by describing single channel and RGB products and showing you how to interpret them in a practice section. Next, you will learn how clouds and surface features appear in satellite products and the information that can be gleaned from them, such as relative cloud heights and thickness. The final section contains more practice satellite interpretation exercises.
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to: