Himawari RGB Quick Guides

Outline

Himawari RGB Quick Guides provide basic summaries on the use of RGB composite imagery.

They are designed simply with front and reverse sides for ease of printing and lamination. A total of 18 Quick Guides are provided in relation to SATAID software to facilitate daily work.

Guides contain information on:

1. Main application(s), benefits and limitations
2. Typical cases
3. Color interpretation
4. RGB recipe (RGB composition: combinations of imagery assigned to the three primary colors with recommended thresholds) and related specifications

Himawari RGB Quick Guides

Click on an RGB name or image to download the relevant content.

* Print list (.pdf) Download all (.zip)

WMO-recommended schemes

Natural Colors	Day Snow-Fog	Day Microphysics
Night Microphysics	Dust	24-hour Microphysics
Ash	Airmass

Well-known RGBs and polar-orbiting satellite-origin RGBs

True Color	Day Convective Storms	Day Cloud Phase
Fire Temperature	Natural Fire Color

JMA RGBs

Cloud Phase Distinction	Day Deep Clouds	SO2
Simple Water Vapor	Differential Water Vapor

Himawari RGB Quick Guides by-purpose

• Himawari RGB quick guides "by-purpose"

Useful Links

• Meteorological Satellite Center Technical Notes
• EUMeTrain Quick Guides (External link)
• VISIT (joint effort involving NOAA-NESDIS Cooperative Institutes) Quick Guides (External link)