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Guides and Textbooks

EUMeTrain provides classical learning resources like textbooks and manuals in electronic form. These resources have been elaborated by members of the consortium since the beginning of the training programme. These pages are continuously updated and maintained in order to reflect the current knowledge in satellite meteorology.

 

You will find here information on the synoptic interpretation of cloud features visible in satellite imagery (SatManu and MSG Interpretation Guide) as well as technical information on how to create or interpret the standard RGB images (RGB recipes and Quick Guides).

User Manuals

The different channels and the wide range of applications that Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) offer are described in a series of Powerpoints with contributions from EUMETSAT and the various European National Meteorological Services.

Open the MSG Guide

About 

Quick Guides are made in order to help the users of satellite products (in this case Sandwich products and RGBs) to get essential information for use in daily shift work. A Quick Guide consists of two pages; the first page (fig. 1a) is a short description of the aim of this product, of its benefits and limitations and the physical background. The second page (fig. 1b) contains examples of images and the interpretations of the characteristic colour and/or the cloud top features showing in the product.

All the quick guides currently developed by EUMeTrain are available on this page. Also, at the end of the page there are examples of RGB Quick Guides from NASA SPORT.

Example of a Quick Guide

quick-guide-example
 

Figure 1a & 1b: Appearance of a Quick Guide (in this case Ash RGB Quick GUide)

 

Quick Guides on SEVIRI composite images

Sandwich Product
Go to Quick Guide558.32 KB
RGB Quick Guide - Snow
SnowRGB.pdf611.06 KB
RGB Quick Guide - Natural Colo…
Go to Quick Guide889.33 KB
RGB Quick Guide - Airmass
Go to Quick Guide922.31 KB
RGB Quick Guide - Dust
Go to Quick Guide995.78 KB
RGB Quick Guide - Day Microphy…
Go to Quick Guide593.8 KB
RGB Quick Guide - 24 Hour Micr…
Go to Quick Guide1.01 MB
RGB Quick Guide - Severe Storm…
Go to Quick Guide651.65 KB
RGB Quick Guide - Night Micro
Go to Quick Guide747.24 KB
RGB Quick Guide - HRV Fog
Go to Quick Guide634.43 KB
RGB Quick Guide - HRV Clouds
Go to Quick Guide744.23 KB
RGB Quick Guide - Ash
Go to Quick Guide883.34 KB

Quick Guides on single channels of other satellite imagers

Quick Guide - 0.44 μm Channel
VIS04QG.pdf672.49 KB
Quick Guide - 0.51 μm Channel
VIS05QG.pdf794.56 KB
Quick Guide - 2.25 μm Channel
Go to Quick Guide845.92 KB
Quick Guide - 1.37 μm Channel
Go to Quick Guide610.89 KB

Quick Guides on composites of other satellite imagers

RGB Quick Guide - True Colour
Go to Quick Guide795.5 KB
RGB Quick Guide - Fire Tempera…
Go to Quick Guide526.74 KB
RGB Quick Guide - Cloud Type
Go to Quick Guide1.04 MB
RGB Quick Guide - Cloud Phase
Go to Quick Guide643.06 KB

RGB Quick Guides by NASA Sport

RGB Quick Guide - Fire Tempera…
Go to Quick Guide1.15 MB
RGB Quick Guide - Natural Colo…
Go to Quick Guide1.05 MB
RGB Quick Guide - True Color
Go to Quick Guide1.08 MB
RGB Quick Guide - Daytime Micr…
Go to Quick Guide905.57 KB
RGB Quick Guide - 24 Hour Micr…
Go to Quick Guide744.9 KB
RGB Quick Guide - Dust
Go to Quick Guide854.64 KB
RGB Quick Guide - Air Mass
Go to Quick Guide752.37 KB
RGB Quick Guide - Nighttime Mi…
Go to Quick Guide749.3 KB
RGB Quick Guide - Daytime Conv…
Go to Quick Guide873.58 KB

A compilation of RGB recipes on how to create the standard RGB images from METEOSAT/SEVIRI, MetOp/AVHRR and VIIRS data. (in English)

Go to Manual Guide897.49 KB

In 1996, the compilation of a "Manual of Synoptic Satellite Meteorology - Conceptual Models" (or short SatManu) was started by the Austrian Meteorological Institute (ZAMG).

Open the SatManu

This textbook contains the english version of the lectures on synoptic meteorology used at the Finish Meteorological Institute (FMI).

Go to Manual Guide6.26 MB