METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION

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METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION (MSG)
COMPARISON BETWEEN MFG AND MSG EXAMPLES
Author Jochen Kerkmann (EUMETSAT)
(kerkmann_at_eumetsat.de) Contributors D.
Rosenfeld (HUJ), V. Zwatz-Meise (ZAMG), H.-J.
Lutz (EUM)
Version 0.4, 12 May 2004
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Note In this Powerpoint presentation the IR
channels are often inverted, i.e. white is cold
and black is warm. This is denoted by the small
letter "i". For the MSG channel 04 (IR3.9), often
the reflected (solar) component is used. This is
denoted by the small letter "r".
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24 February 2003, 1100 UTC Fog over Snow S.
Germany
Fog
MFG VIS Channel
MSG Channel 03
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24 February 2003, 1100 UTCSnow Central Europe
Snow
Fog
MFG VIS Channel
MSG RGB 03-12-12
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24 February 2003, 1100 UTCSupercooled Cloud
Western Alps
Supercooled Cloud
MFG VIS Channel
MSG RGB 01-04r-09
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23 April 2003, 1900 UTC Night-time Convection
Ghana
MFG IR Channel i
MSG RGB 10-09,09-04,09
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24 April 2003, 1100 UTC Flooded Rice Fields N.
Italy
Flooded Rice Fields
MFG VIS Channel
MSG Channel 12 (HRV)
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20 May 2003, 1200 UTC Convection Northern Italy
Severe Convection
MFG IR Channel i
MSG RGB 01-03-04i

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20 May 2003 Convection Northern Cameroon
1230 UTC 1300 UTC
1330 UTC 1400 UTC
MFG, IR Channel i
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20 May 2003 Convection Northern Cameroon
New Convective Developments Top Temp. -78C Small
Ice Particles
1230 UTC 1245 UTC
1300 UTC
Top Temp. -83C Large Ice Particles
1315 UTC 1330 UTC
1345 UTC
MSG, RGB 01-04i-10i
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8 June 2003 Convection Southern Germany
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8 June 2003, 1200 UTC Tornado Meppel (NL)
Tornadic Storms
MFG IR Channel i
MSG RGB 01-03-09
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8 June 2003, 1300 UTC Cloud Streets France
Cloud Streets
MFG VIS Channel
MSG Channel 12 (HRV)
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13 June 2003, 1200 UTC Cloud Streets Denmark
Cloud Streets
Cloud Streets
MFG VIS Channel
MSG Channel 12 (HRV)
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14 July 2003, 0200 UTC Night-time Dust Storm
Algeria
Dust Storm
MFG IR Channel i
MSG Diff. Ch.07 - Ch.09
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14 July 2003, 0200 UTCAltocumulus over Central
Africa
Broken Clouds
MFG IR Channel i
MSG Diff. Ch.04 - Ch.09
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14 July 2003, 1000 UTCClear Sky The Netherlands
MFG VIS Channel
MSG Channel 12 (HRV)
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3 August 2003, 1200 UTCForest Fires Portugal
Spain
Forest Fires
MFG IR Channel i
MSG Channel 04i
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3 August 2003, 1200 UTCForest Fires Portugal
Spain
Smoke from forest fires
MFG VIS Channel
MSG RGB 03-02-01
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4 August 2003, 1200 UTCVegatation Po Valley
Grassland
Rice Fields
MFG VIS Channel
MSG RGB 03-02-01
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6 August 2003, 0900 UTCVon Karman Vortex
Streets Madeira
Von Karman Vortex
Madeira
MFG VIS Channel
MSG Channel 12 (HRV)
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14 August 2003, 1200 UTC Severe Thunderstorms
Italy
MFG, IR Channel i
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14 August 2003, 1200 UTC Severe Thunderstorms
Italy
MSG, RGB 01-03-09
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28 August 2003, 1730 UTCHailstorm Padova, Italy
Hailstorm
MFG IR Channel
MSG RGB 10-09,09-04,09
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7 September 2003, 1130 UTC Ship Trails near
Namibia
Ship Trails
MFG VIS Channel
MSG RGB 01-04r-09
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8 September 2003, 1200 UTC Hurricane "Isabel"
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8 September 2003, 1200 UTC Global View
MFG IR Channel i
MSG RGB 05-06,04-09,03-01
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26 September 2003, 0800 UTCContrails Southern
Germany
Contrails
MFG IR Channel i
MSG Diff. Ch.10 - Ch.09
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8 Oct 2003 1130 UTC Stau Austria
MFG, IR Channel i
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8 Oct 2003 1130 UTC Stau Austria
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1. Surface. 2. Snow cover. 3. Mixed phase layer
clouds 4. Snow in the air downhill the Stau
cloud, after its supercooled cloud drops
evaporated. 5. Layer clouds of large water
drops. 6. Warm rain light showers. 7. Nimbus 8. Di
ssipating Nimbus, warm large ice
particles. 9. Cirrus with large crystals.
10. Cirrus with small crystals.
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5
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MSG, RGB 01-04r-09
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13 October 2003, 1230 UTC Ana Cold Front Atlantic
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25 October 2003, 0900 UTC Snow Central Europe
Snow
Fog/Low Stratus
MFG VIS Channel
MSG RGB 03-02-01
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30 October 2003, 1200 UTC Kata Cold Front
Atlantic
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31 Oct 2003 1230 UTC Cyclone Spain
MFG, IR Channel i
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31 Oct 2003 1230 UTC Cyclone Spain
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1. Multilayer mature cloud. Low cirrus above low
CuSc. Little or no rain. 2. Thunderstorms. 3. Mat
ure rain cloud, moderate rain. 4. ScCu.
no-precip. 5. Local heavy rain shower. 6. Light
warm rain showers. 7. High level shield, raining
on the east side. 8. Mid-level orographic clouds.
No rain. 9. Cirrocumulus. No rain.
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MSG, RGB 01-04r-09
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5 November 2003, 0900 UTC Fog Switzerland and S.
Germany
Kaiserstuhl (557 m)
MFG VIS Channel
MSG Channel 12 (HRV)
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9 November 2003, 0300 UTC Night-time Fog
Fog/Low Stratus (night)
MFG IR Channel i
MSG RGB 10-09,09-04,09
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11 November 2003, 0300 UTC Night-time Fog
Fog/Low Stratus (night)
MFG IR Channel i
MSG RGB 10-09,09-04,09
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11 Nov 2003 0300 UTC Night-time Convection
Eastern Mediterran.
MFG, IR Channel i
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11 Nov 2003 0300 UTC Night-time Convection
Eastern Mediterran.
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1. Desert quartz sands. 2. Desert soil. 3. Sea
surface. 4. Sc with small drops. 5. Supercooled
water layer clouds, no precip. 6. Lightly
precip. cu. 7. Cb with lightning. 8. Deep
convection, growing zone. 9. Deep
convection, dissipation zone. 10. Thick
cirrus. 11. Thin cirrus.
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MSG, RGB 10-09,09-04,09
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8 December 2003, 1200 UTCMountain Waves Ireland
Low-level Mountain / Gravity Waves
MFG VIS Channel
MSG Channel 12 (HRV)
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23 January 2004, 1000 UTC Dust Storm Middle East
Dust Storm
MFG VIS Channel
MSG RGB 01,04r,07-09
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3 February 2004, 1130 UTC Floods Angola-Zambia
Floodings / Swamp
Dust Storm
MFG VIS Channel
MSG RGB 12,02,12
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3 March 2004, 0100 UTC Dust Storm Algeria
Dust Storm
MFG IR Channel
MSG RGB 10-09,09-07,09
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27 March 2004, 1600 UTC Hurricane "Catarina"
South Atlantic
MFG IR Channel
MSG RGB 02,04r,09
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2 April 2004, 1100 UTC Sea Ice Gulf of Bothnia
Sea Ice
MFG VIS Channel
MSG Channel 12 (HRV)
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3 May 2004, 1400 UTC Ocean Eddies South Atlantic
Ocean Eddies
MFG IR Channel
MSG RGB 02,09,10