Airmass RGB
Main application
- 24-hour monitoring of atmospheric dynamics (e.g., jet streams and upper-level features).
- A variant of the Airmass RGB with modified tuning for tropical regions is available under Special Applications RGB (see: Overshooting Tops RGB).
RGB Recipes by Satellite Instrument
MSG SEVIRI Airmass RGB
| Colour beam |
Channel (difference) |
Range min |
Range max |
Unit |
Gamma |
| Red |
WV6.2 -- WV7.3 |
-25 |
0 |
K |
1.0 |
| Green |
IR9.7 -- IR10.8 |
-40 |
+5 |
K |
1.0 |
| Blue |
WV6.2 |
243 |
208 |
K |
1.0 |
MTG FCI Airmass RGB
| Colour beam |
Channel (difference) |
Range min |
Range max |
Unit |
Gamma |
| Red |
WV6.3 -- WV7.3 |
-23.8 |
+1.4 |
K |
1.0 |
| Green |
IR9.7 -- IR10.5 |
-39.7 |
+4.1 |
K |
1.0 |
| Blue |
WV6.3 |
244.5 |
209.4 |
K |
1.0 |
GOES ABI Airmass RGB
| Colour beam |
Channel (difference) |
Range min |
Range max |
Unit |
Gamma |
| Red |
WV6.2 -- WV7.3 |
-26.2 |
+0.6 |
K |
1.0 |
| Green |
IR9.6 -- IR10.3 |
-43.2 |
+6.7 |
K |
1.0 |
| Blue |
WV6.2 |
243.9 |
208.5 |
K |
1.0 |
Himawari AHI Airmass RGB
| Colour beam |
Channel (difference) |
Range min |
Range max |
Unit |
Gamma |
| Red |
WV6.2 -- WV7.3 |
-25.8 |
0 |
K |
1.0 |
| Green |
IR9.6 -- IR10.4 |
-41.5 |
+4.3 |
K |
1.0 |
| Blue |
WV6.2 |
242.6 |
208.0 |
K |
1.0 |