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1 Introduction into the Solar Channels Description of characteristics and content of the channels: Ch01: 0.6  Ch02: 0.8  Ch03: 1.6  Contact person: Veronika Zwatz-Meise Version July 2004

2 All MSG channels Channel 01:VIS 0.6  Channel 02:VIS 0.8  Channel 03:NIR 1.6  Channel 04:MIR 3.9  Channel 05WV 6.2  Channel 06:WV 7.3  Channel 07:IR 8.7  Channel 08:IR 9.7  („Ozon“) Channel 09:IR 10.8  Channel 10:IR 12.0  Channel 11:IR 13.4  („CO 2 “) Chanell 12:HRV (High Resolution Visible)

3 Sun radiation Earth radiation Ch01: 0.6  Ch02: 0.8  Ch03: 1.6  Wavelength (micron) Ozone Water vapour Carbon dioxid Watt/ m 2 and micron

4 Comparison of radiation sources sun - earth For wave length < 5  m solar radiation is dominant For wave length > 5  m radiation of earth is dominant only VIS VIS + IR only IR Ch01, 02, 03, 12: only sun radiation Ch04: both: radiation from sun and earth Ch 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11: only thermal earth radiation Sun radiation Earth radiation Watt/ m 2 and micron

5 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 12 Figure 3a Solar energy spectrum Source: EUMETSAT Comparison of soil reflectance in the three VIS channels Comparison of leaf reflectance in the three VIS channels

6 Application areas for the solar channels Recognition of cloud because of reflected sun radiation Recognition of snow/ice because of reflected sun radiation Discrimination of water and ice cloud Recognition of earth surface characteristica (soil, vegetation) In these channels there are an O3 absorption band (around 0.6) and weak WV absorption lines

7 Ch01: 0.6  and Ch02: 0.8  NOAA and MSG VIS channels are comparable

8 VIS 0.6 and VIS 0.8: clouds Both channels: recognition of cloud because of reflected sun radiation Ch01: 0.6  Ch02: 0.8 

9 Ch01:0.6 Different greyshades: different reflectivity: white: optically thick cloud grey: transparent cloud white: snow grey to darkgrey: land black: sea

10 Ch02:0.8 Different greyshades: different reflectivity: white: optically thick cloud grey: transparent cloud white: snow lightgrey to grey: land black: sea

11 VIS 0.6 and VIS 0.8: land surface In VIS 08 better recognition of surface structures because of higher reflectance of soil and leafs Ch01: 0.6 Ch02: 0.8

12 VIS 0.6 and VIS 0.8: transparent cloud Transparent clouds better visible in Ch beause of less reflectivity of surface

13 Ch01:0.6 Only signals from reflected solar radiation Different greyshades: different reflectivity; earth: dark

14 Ch02:0.8 Only signals from reflected solar radiation Different greyshades: different reflectivity; earth: grey; higher reflectance of earth surface than in 0.6 Transparent clouds:

15 Ch01:0.6 Different greyshades: different reflectivity; earth: dark Transparent clouds: better visibility in 0.6 because of less surface reflectance

16 Ch03: 1.6 (NIR) NOAA and MSG NIR channel is comparable

17 Absorption of Ice- and Water cloud After Source: D. Rosenfeld Different Absorption of Ice- and Watercloud in 1.6  m Higher absorption in the ice phase

18 NIR 1.6: cloud Different appearance of ice - and waterclouds because of stronger absorption in the icephase –Waterclouds: white –Iceclouds: black icecloud watercloud

Snow/Ice: low reflectivity Cloud: high reflectivity After source: EUMETSAT Different Reflectivity of Ice/snow and Watercloud in 1.6 

Big difference between snow/ice and water clouds No difference between snow/ice and water clouds After source: EUMETSAT Different Reflectivity of Ice/snow versus Watercloud in 0,6, 0,8 and 1.6 

21 NIR 1.6: Snow Snow: Different appearance of water clouds above snow and ice –Snow + Ice: black –Water clouds: white Snow in Alps white lines: low cloud

22 Ch01:0.6 Different greyshades: different reflectivity: white: optically thick cloud grey: transparent cloud white: snow grey to darkgrey: land black: sea

23 Different greyshades: different reflectivity +different behaviour ofice and water particles: white: water cloud greyto dark grey: ice cloud black: snow/ice grey to darkgrey: land black: sea Ch03:1.6

24 Ch03:1.6 Different greyshades: different reflectivity + different behaviour of ice and water particles; white (red arrows): thick cells darkgrey (cyan arrows):cirrus shields

25 ? ? ? ? cloud snow earth 0.6

26 ? ? ? ? cloud snow earth 0.8

27 cloud snow earth 1.6