1. METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION (MSG)
APPLICATIONS OF
METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION (MSG)
SNOW DETECTION
Author: Hans Joachim Lutz (EUMETSAT)
Contributors: D. Rosenfeld (HUJ)
J. Kerkmann (EUMETSAT)

2. Snow over Central Europe
18 February 2003

3. Snow detection using SEVIRI RGB images
18 Feb 2003, 13:00 UTC, RGB NIR1.6-VIS0.8-VIS0.6

4. Snow over Central and Eastern Europe
24 February 2003

5. Snow detection using SEVIRI RGB images
24 Feb 2003, 12:00 UTC, RGB VIS0.6-NIR1.6-IR12.0

6. Snow detection using SEVIRI HRV images
24 Feb 2003, 12:00 UTC, RGB HRV-HRV-IR10.8

7. Snow detection using the SEVIRI NIR 1.6 channel 24 Feb 2003
11:00-12:45 UTC
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High reflectance
(water clouds)
Lower reflectance
(ice clouds)
Low reflectance
(snow, sea)

8. Snow detection using the SEVIRI NIR 1.6 channel 24 Feb 2003
11:00-12:45 UTC
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High reflectance
(water clouds)
Low reflectance
(snow, sea)

9. Snow detection using the SEVIRI IR 3.9 channel 24 Feb 2003
11:00-12:45 UTC
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Low reflectance
(snow, sea)
High reflectance
(water clouds)

10. Non-detection of snow with the VIS0.8 channel 24 Feb 2003
11:00-12:45 UTC
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High reflectance
(snow, thick water clouds)
Low reflectance
(sea)

11. Snow over Central Europe
25 October 2003

12. Snow as seen in SEVIRI VIS and NIR images
VIS VIS NIR1.6
Snow as seen in SEVIRI VIS and NIR images
25 Oct 2003, 09:00 UTC

13. Snow as seen in SEVIRI HRVIS images
VIS HRVIS
Snow as seen in SEVIRI HRVIS images
25 Oct 2003, 09:00 UTC

14. Snow as seen in SEVIRI IR images
IR IR10.8
Snow as seen in SEVIRI IR images
25 Oct 2003, 09:00 UTC

15. Snow detection using SEVIRI RGB images
25 Oct 2003, 09:00 UTC, RGB NIR1.6-VIS0.8-VIS0.6

16. Snow detection using SEVIRI RGB images
25 Oct 2003, 09:00 UTC, RGB VIS0.6-NIR1.6-IR10.8

17. Snow detection using SEVIRI RGB images
MSG-1
25 October 2003
09:00 UTC
RGB Image
VIS0.6-NIR1.6-IR10.8

18. Snow detection using SEVIRI RGB images
MSG-1
25 October 2003
09:00 UTC
RGB Image
VIS0.6-IR3.9-IR10.8

19. Snow detection using SEVIRI RGB images
MSG-1
25 October 2003
09:00 UTC
RGB Image
NIR1.6-VIS0.8-VIS0.6

20. Snow detection using SEVIRI difference images
MSG-1
25 October 2003
09:00 UTC
Difference Image
NIR1.6-VIS0.6

21. Snow detection using SEVIRI difference images
MSG-1
25 October 2003
09:00 UTC
Difference Image
NIR1.6-VIS0.6

22. Snow over the Alps
26 September 2003

23. Poor snow cover over the Alps during summer 2003
MSG-1
26 September 2003
09:30 UTC
RGB Image
NIR1.6-VIS0.8-VIS0.6

24. Poor snow cover over the Alps during summer 2003
contrails
snow
MSG-1
26 September 2003
09:30 UTC
RGB Image
HRV / HRV / IR12.0-IR10.8
cloud