Filenames pattern: YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS-SATNAME.TYPE.png
YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS | Time of receipt |
SATNAME | Name of satellite. Currently NOAA15, NOAA18 and NOAA19 are active |
TYPE | MSA-PRECIP - Multispectral analysis with precipitation. Uses a NOAA channel 2-4 image and determines which regions are most likely to be cloud, land, or sea based on an analysis of the two images. Produces a vivid false-coloured image as a result. High cold cloud tops are coloured to give an approximate indication of the probability and intensity of precipitation. |
MCIR Colours the NOAA sensor 4 IR image using a map to colour the sea blue and land green. High clouds appear white, lower clouds gray or land/sea coloured, clouds generally appear lighter, but distinguishing between land/sea and low cloud may be difficult. Darker colours indicate warmer regions |
The yellow dots are major cities. The larger, the more people live there.
The yellow cross is the location of the receiving station.