GOES RGBs - Total Operational Weather Readiness - Satellites (TOWR-S)

RGB Name	Use Case	Simple/ Adv./Old	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	5-2	7-13	8-10	9-10	10-8	12-13	13-7	13-11	14-11	15-13	Other
			Bands															Channel Differences
Day Cloud Phase Distinction	Convective initiation; Snow squalls	S		x			x								x
Day Cloud Type	Phase & Cirrus detection; Glaciation detection	S		x		x	x
Fire Temperature	Fire hotspot location, intensity	S					x	x	x
Day Land Cloud	High ice clouds, low water clouds, snow/ice cover, land surface distinction	S		x	x		x
Day Cloud Convection	High convection clouds, low-mid water clouds, land surface distinction	S		xx											x
Day Fire	Fire detection and intensity	S		x	x				x
VIS/IR Sandwich	Cloud top convection	S			x										x
Simple Water Vapor	Atmospheric water vapor distribution	S								x		x			x
Rocket Plume Daytime	Spectral signatures of launches	S		x					x	x
Rocket Plume Nighttime	Spectral signatures of launches	S							x	x		x
Air Mass	Inferring cyclogenesis; Identifying air masses	A								xd		d		d	d					x			x
Ash	Ash detection; SO2 identification	A											d		xd	d	d									x	x
Day Convection	Convection type distinction	A		d			d		d	d		d			d			x	x	x
Day Snow-Fog	Distinguish snow from clouds; Cloud phase	A			x		x		d						d				x
Differential Water Vapor	Depth of upper-level moisture; Trough & ridge patterns	A								xd		xd										x
Dust	Dust distinction; Nighttime plume height	A											d		xd	d	d									x	x
CIMSS Natural Color	Human perspective from space	A	x	x																								x
CIRA Geocolor	Human perspective from space	A	x	x	x				d						xd									x				x
Nighttime Microphysics	Low clouds & fog analysis & distinction	A							d						xd		d							x			x
SO2	Sulfur dioxide detection	A									d	d	d		xd						x				x
Day Land Cloud Fire	Fire hotspots, smoke, burn scars, snow/ice cover; Cloud composition; Surface features	O		x	x			x
Daytime Composite 1		O		x			x									x
Daytime Composite 5		O		xx	x
Day Ocean Cloud Convection		O			xx										x

x = included xx = two colors from same band included d = included in a channel difference xd = included as both a single band and channel difference

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