Exercise

Exercise 1

Which of the following features are present in the numbered areas in Fig. 8.1?

Features
Cloud-free sea
Cloud-free land
Snow on mountains/hills
Water cloud above sea (moist atmosphere aloft)
Water cloud above land (moist atmosphere aloft)
Thick water clouds (dry atmosphere aloft)
Thin water clouds (dry atmosphere aloft)
Thin, high-level ice clouds above sea
Very thin high-level ice clouds above land
“Moderate” thin, high-level ice clouds above land
Numbers
1
11
3
4,12
5
6
7
8
9
2,10


Fig. 8.1: MTG FCI Cloud Type RGB, 18 March 2023, 11:50 UTC. The image is created from preliminary commissioning data. (Credit to EUMETSAT)



Exercise 2

Which cloud is higher? The cloud indicated by the black arrow, or the cloud indicated by the yellow arrow?

Fig. 8.2: MTG FCI Cloud Type RGB, 13 January 2024, 11:50 UTC. The images are created from preliminary commissioning data. (Credit to EUMETSAT)


If you wish, you can look at the components of this Cloud Type RGB here.


Black arrow

Yellow arrow