Aviation and Cloud Analysis using RGB Imagery by High Latitude Forecasters
Description:
Products evaluated include the Day-Night Band (DNB) Red, Green, Blue (RGB) composite imagery, the Nighttime Microphysics (NtMicro) RGB, and the SPoRT Hybrid GEO/LEO 11-3.9µm product. The assessment sought to determine the value added to the short-term forecast of ceiling and visibility, particularly as they apply to TAFs issued by high-latitude WFOs. In addition, the assessment exposed forecasters to the application of complex multi-spectral imagery (i.e. RGB composite), and hence, the future paradigm of satellite imagery that will become available in the JPSS and GOES-R eras.
Participants: TFX, AJK, AFC, MFR
Language: English
Publication Date: October 2014
Season: 15 September-31 October 2013; 1 December 2103-15 February 2014
Forecast Challenge: differentiating fog and low clouds
Categories: Multispectral Imagery, Aviation