The Natural Color RGB
Information received from the three channels that contribute to the RGB combination
NIR IR
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Optical thickness and particle phase and size - information about water droplets as well as small and large ice droplets
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VIS 02
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Optical thickness and differences in vegetation - "greenness" of vegetation
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VIS 01
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Optical thickness: albedo - information about cloud thickness
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Resulting colors for typical features
Gray
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Thick water clouds
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Cyan
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Ice clouds, snow
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Green
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Vegetation
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Red
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vegetation free land, desert
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Black
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Ocean
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Typical application areas
- First impression of the large scale weather
- Differentiation of water and ice clouds