Benefits and limitations
Benefits:
- This RGB type is useful during the convection period. The cores and anvils of convective clouds are easy to see.
- AVHRR Cloud RGBs visualize the cloudiness of developed fronts in an informative way.
- The color of snow-free land reflects the green vegetation fraction ('chlorophyll content'): the more green vegetation there is, the greener the pixel.
- Because the colors used are (relatively) close to the natural colors of the depicted features, this RGB type is easy to understand and convenient for the public.
Limitations:
- Low- and medium-level clouds and snow have similar colors.
- The color contrast between green vegetation and bare soil is not very high. Information on vegetation also depends on temperature.