APPLICATIONS OF METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION MSG HURRICANES AND

APPLICATIONS OF METEOSAT SECOND GENERATION (MSG) HURRICANES AND TROPICAL CYCLONES Author: Jochen Kerkmann (EUMETSAT) (kerkmann@eumetsat. de) Contributors: M. Jenner (EUMETSAT), A. Van Belle, D. Rosenfeld (HUJ) Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 1

Tropical Cyclone Manou 8 May 2003 Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 2

Tropical Cyclone Manou MSG-1 8 May 2003 11: 15 UTC RGB Composite R = NIR 1. 6 G = VIS 0. 8 B = VIS 0. 6 Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 3

Hurricane Isabel September 2003 Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 4

Hurricane Isabel Mali Guinea MSG-1, 3 - 15 September 2003 , RGB Composite, R=NIR 1. 6, G=VIS 0. 8, B=VIS 0. 6 Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 5

Hurricane Isabel MSG-1, 7 September 2003, 11: 45 UTC 5 2 3 4 1 4 Channel 09 (IR 10. 8) RGB Composite VIS 0. 6 -NIR 1. 6 -IR 10. 8 1=large warm ice, 2=large cold ice, 3=small cold ice, 4=small cold water, 5=large warm water Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 6

Hurricane Isabel MSG-1, 7 September 2003, 11: 45 UTC 5 2 3 4 1 4 Channel 09 (IR 10. 8) RGB Composite VIS 0. 6 -IR 3. 9 -IR 10. 8 1=large warm ice, 2=large cold ice, 3=small cold ice, 4=small cold water, 5=large warm water Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 7

Hurricane Isabel Mali Guinea MSG-1 8 September 2003 12: 00 UTC Difference Image NIR 1. 6 - VIS 0. 6 Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 8

Hurricane Isabel Mali Guinea MSG-1 8 September 2003 12: 00 UTC Difference Image NIR 1. 6 - VIS 0. 6 Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 9

Hurricane Isabel Mali Guinea MSG-1 8 September 2003 12: 00 UTC Difference Image IR 3. 9 - IR 10. 8 Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 10

Hurricane Isabel Mali Small Ice Particles Guinea (intense precip. ) Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 MSG-1 8 September 2003 12: 00 UTC Difference Image IR 3. 9 - IR 10. 8 Slide: 11

Hurricane Isabel Mali Guinea MSG-1 8 September 2003 12: 00 UTC Difference Image WV 6. 2 - WV 7. 3 Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 12

Hurricane Isabel Mali Guinea MSG-1 8 September 2003 12: 00 UTC Difference Image WV 6. 2 - WV 7. 3 Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 13

Hurricane Isabel Mali Guinea MSG-1 8 September 2003 12: 00 UTC RGB Composite R = WV 6. 2 -WV 7. 3 G = IR 3. 9 -IR 10. 8 B = NIR 1. 6 -VIS 0. 6 Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 14

Hurricane Isabel Mali Small Ice Guinea Particles (intense precip. ) Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 MSG-1 8 September 2003 12: 00 UTC RGB Composite R = WV 6. 2 -WV 7. 3 G = IR 3. 9 -IR 10. 8 B = NIR 1. 6 -VIS 0. 6 Slide: 15

Hurricane Isabel Mali Click on the image to see the animation ! Guinea MSG-1 8 September 2003 12: 00 - 15: 15 UTC RGB Composite R = VIS 0. 6 G = IR 3. 9 B = IR 10. 8 Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 16

Hurricane Isabel Mali Click on the image to see the animation ! Guinea MSG-1 8 September 2003 12: 00 - 17: 45 UTC Channel 03 (NIR 1. 6) Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 17

SUMMARY Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 18

Monitoring of Hurricanes & Tropical Cyclones • • • IR 10. 8 to get info on cloud top temperature/height HRVIS to see detailed structures NIR 1. 6 and IR 3. 9 (solar component) to get information on phase and particle size IR 3. 9 - IR 10. 8 to find areas with most intense development/precipitation RGB 01/03/09 (Day) or RGB 01/04/09 (Day) and RGB 10 -09/09 -04/09 (Night) to monitor cloud types and convective development RGB 05 -06/04 -09/03 -01 to monitor convective development Version 0. 2, 15 January 2004 Slide: 19