Using RGB images for discrimination of clouds vs snow cover
On the afternoon of 16 December 2015, a toggle between Suomi NPP VIIRS Visible (0.64 µm, 375-m resolution) and False-color Red/Green/Blue (RGB) images (above) showed areas of snow cover (shades of red on the RGB image) that remained from separate snowfall events during the 13 December – 15 December time period (24-hour snowfall maps). Snow depth... Read More