Extended guide to the Cloud Type RGB

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    • I Introduction
    • II Physical background
    • III How the Cloud Type RGB is created
    • IV Typical colours
    • V Benefits and limitations
    • VI Comparison with similar products and RGBs
    • VII Areas of application
    • VIII Exercise
    • IX Summary
    • X Acknowledgements
    • XI External resources and useful links
    • XII Appendix: How to create an RGB and the definition of gamma correction
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External resources and useful links


Quick Guide to the Cloud Type RGB: https://www.eumetrain.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/CloudTypeRGB.pdf

Quick Guide to the new NIR1.3 channel: https://www.eumetrain.org/sites/default/files/2020-05/NIR13QG.pdf

RGB Colour Guide on the EUMeTrain webpage: https://eumetrain.org/index.php/rgb-color-guide

Presentation on the Cloud Type RGB shown at the joint 3T and CWG workshop in Prague, April 2024: https://training.tools.eumetsat.int/cwg/res/meeting2024/1Monday/Putsay_CloudTypeRGB_3Tworkshop_Prague_20240408.pdf

Presentation on the Cloud Type RGB shown at the MTG Event Week, organized by EUMeTrain, 2023: https://eumetrain.org/index.php/resources/carl-jones-noaa-exploring-convective-applications-using-day-cloud-type-rgb

Case studies in the EUMETSAT Image Library:
https://user.eumetsat.int/resources/case-studies/studying-a-convective-situation-in-europe-with-viirs-images
https://user.eumetsat.int/resources/case-studies/contrail-shadows-over-the-stratus
https://user.eumetsat.int/resources/case-studies/ship-trails-and-industrial-plumes etc.

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