Clouds Over Snow

MODIS Visible and SW IR RGB Composite Image Helps Separate Low Cloud From Snow on the Ground (Page 6 of 6)

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  Terra MODIS composite  (ch 1,2,3a) rgb image showing clouds and snow as different colors

The MODIS satellite has all the same channels as the NOAA-16 AVHRR plus many more, 36 channels in total. It also has the advantage that is has higher spatial resolution data in some of its imager channels. This image is the MODIS version of the AVHRR color composite.