Gambar IV.2.a
Sebaran awan, 05 Jul 2007, pk
18.00Z
Gambar IV.2.b
Suhu puncak awan, 05 Jul 2007, pk
18.00Z
Gambar IV.2.c Sebaran curah hujan, 05 Jul 2007, citra diambil pada pukul 18.00Z
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Classification of Appearance
in the Satellite Images
Image Type
Visible
Image
Appearance in Images
White
Light Gray
LARGE
Dark Gray
Reflection
Denser Clouds
LOW
Infrared
Image
Gray
Upper Clouds
Temperature
Black
SMALL
Thinner Clouds
HIGH
Lower Clouds
Mechanism of IR Images
Large amount of
radiation is
emitted from the
top of the cloud.
Small amount of
radiation is
emitted from the
top of the cloud.
Upper Cloud
Lower cloud is
warmer.
Lower Cloud
Ground
Classification of Clouds
with IR and VIS images
Lighter
IR
Images
Darker
Darker
VIS Images
Lighter