COMPARISON BETWEEN
MFG AND MSG: EXAMPLES
Author: Jochen Kerkmann (EUMETSAT)
(kerkmann@eumetsat.de)
Contributors: D. Rosenfeld (HUJ), V. Zwatz-Meise (ZAMG),
H.-J. Lutz (EUM)
Version 0.4, 12 May 2004

In this Powerpoint presentation the IR channels are often inverted, i.e. white is cold and black is warm. This is denoted by the small letter "i".
For the MSG channel 04 (IR3.9), often the reflected (solar) component is used. This is denoted by the small letter "r".

24 February 2003, 11:00 UTC
Fog over Snow S. Germany
Fog
MFG VIS Channel MSG Channel 03

24 February 2003, 11:00 UTC
Snow Central Europe
Fog Snow
MFG VIS Channel MSG RGB 03-12-12

24 February 2003, 11:00 UTC
Supercooled Cloud Western Alps
Supercooled
Cloud
MFG VIS Channel MSG RGB 01-04r-09

23 April 2003, 19:00 UTC
Night-time Convection Ghana
MFG IR Channel i MSG RGB 10-09,09-04,09

24 April 2003, 11:00 UTC
Flooded Rice Fields N. Italy
Flooded Rice
Fields
MFG VIS Channel MSG Channel 12 (HRV)

20 May 2003, 12:00 UTC
Convection Northern Italy
Severe
Convection
MFG IR Channel i MSG RGB 01-03-04i

20 May 2003
Convection Northern Cameroon
12:30 UTC 13:00 UTC 13:30 UTC 14:00 UTC
MFG, IR Channel i

20 May 2003
Convection Northern Cameroon
New Convective
Developments
Top Temp. -78°C
Small Ice Particles
12:30 UTC 12:45 UTC 13:00 UTC
13:15 UTC 13:30 UTC 13:45 UTC
MSG, RGB 01-04i-10i
Top Temp. -83°C
Large Ice Particles

8 June 2003
Convection Southern Germany
10:00 10:30 11:00
MFG VIS, 30 min sampling
10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 11:00
MSG HRV, 15 min sampling

8 June 2003, 12:00 UTC
Tornado Meppel (NL)
Tornadic
Storms
MFG IR Channel i MSG RGB 01-03-09

8 June 2003, 13:00 UTC
Cloud Streets France
Cloud
Streets
MFG VIS Channel MSG Channel 12 (HRV)

13 June 2003, 12:00 UTC
Cloud Streets Denmark
Cloud
Cloud
Streets
Streets
MFG VIS Channel MSG Channel 12 (HRV)

14 July 2003, 02:00 UTC
Night-time Dust Storm Algeria
Dust Storm
MFG IR Channel i MSG Diff. Ch.07 - Ch.09

14 July 2003, 02:00 UTC
Altocumulus over Central Africa
Broken Clouds
MFG IR Channel i MSG Diff. Ch.04 - Ch.09

14 July 2003, 10:00 UTC
Clear Sky The Netherlands
MFG VIS Channel MSG Channel 12 (HRV)

3 August 2003, 12:00 UTC
Forest Fires Portugal & Spain
Forest
Fires
MFG IR Channel i MSG Channel 04i

3 August 2003, 12:00 UTC
Forest Fires Portugal & Spain
Smoke from forest fires
MFG VIS Channel MSG RGB 03-02-01

4 August 2003, 12:00 UTC
Vegatation Po Valley
Grassland
Rice Fields
MFG VIS Channel MSG RGB 03-02-01

6 August 2003, 09:00 UTC
Von Karman Vortex Streets Madeira
Von
Karman
Vortex
Madeira
MFG VIS Channel MSG Channel 12 (HRV)

14 August 2003, 12:00 UTC
Severe Thunderstorms Italy
MFG, IR Channel i

14 August 2003, 12:00 UTC
Severe Thunderstorms Italy
MSG, RGB 01-03-09

28 August 2003, 17:30 UTC
Hailstorm Padova, Italy
Hailstorm
MFG IR Channel MSG RGB 10-09,09-04,09

7 September 2003, 11:30 UTC
Ship Trails near Namibia
Ship Trails
MFG VIS Channel MSG RGB 01-04r-09

8 September 2003, 12:00 UTC
Hurricane "Isabel"
Small
Ice
Particles
(intense precip.)
MFG IR Channel i MSG RGB 05-06,04-09,03-01

8 September 2003, 12:00 UTC
Global View
MFG IR Channel i MSG RGB 05-06,04-09,03-01

26 September 2003, 08:00 UTC
Contrails Southern Germany
Contrails
MFG IR Channel i MSG Diff. Ch.10 - Ch.09

MFG, IR Channel i
8 Oct 2003
11:30 UTC
Stau Austria

6
5
6
9
8
7
2
1
3
4
10
MSG, RGB 01-04r-09
8 Oct 2003
11:30 UTC
Stau Austria
1. Surface.
2. Snow cover.
3. Mixed phase layer clouds
4. Snow in the air downhill the Stau cloud, after its supercooled cloud drops evaporated.
5. Layer clouds of large water drops.
6. Warm rain light showers.
7. Nimbus
8. Dissipating Nimbus,
“warm” large ice particles.
9. Cirrus with large crystals.
10. Cirrus with small crystals.

13 October 2003, 12:30 UTC
Ana Cold Front Atlantic
MFG IR Channel i MSG Channel 09i

25 October 2003, 09:00 UTC
Snow Central Europe
Snow
Fog/Low Stratus
MFG VIS Channel MSG RGB 03-02-01

30 October 2003, 12:00 UTC
Kata Cold Front Atlantic
MFG IR Channel i MSG Channel 09i

MFG, IR Channel i
31 Oct 2003
12:30 UTC
Cyclone
Spain

1
1
2
4
3
4
5
6
8
MSG, RGB 01-04r-09
7
9
31 Oct 2003
12:30 UTC
Cyclone
Spain
1. Multilayer mature cloud.
Low cirrus above low
Cu+Sc. Little or no rain.
2. Thunderstorms.
3. Mature rain cloud, moderate rain.
4. Sc+Cu. no-precip.
5. Local heavy rain shower.
6. Light warm rain showers.
7. High level shield, raining on the east side.
8. Mid-level orographic clouds. No rain.
9. Cirrocumulus. No rain.

5 November 2003, 09:00 UTC
Fog Switzerland and S. Germany
Kaiserstuhl
(557 m)
MFG VIS Channel MSG Channel 12 (HRV)

9 November 2003, 03:00 UTC
Night-time Fog
Fog/Low Stratus (night)
MFG IR Channel i MSG RGB 10-09,09-04,09

11 November 2003, 03:00 UTC
Night-time Fog
Fog/Low Stratus
(night)
MFG IR Channel i MSG RGB 10-09,09-04,09

MFG, IR Channel i
11 Nov 2003
03:00 UTC
Night-time
Convection
Eastern
Mediterran.

5
8
9
5
3
4
2
1
MSG, RGB 10-09,09-04,09
10
7
11
6
11 Nov 2003
03:00 UTC
Night-time
Convection
Eastern
Mediterran.
1. Desert quartz sands.
2. Desert soil.
3. Sea surface.
4. Sc with small drops.
5. Supercooled water layer clouds, no precip.
6. Lightly precip. cu.
7. Cb with lightning.
8. Deep convection, growing zone.
9. Deep convection, dissipation zone.
10. Thick cirrus.
11. Thin cirrus.

8 December 2003, 12:00 UTC
Mountain Waves Ireland
Low-level Mountain /
Gravity Waves
MFG VIS Channel MSG Channel 12 (HRV)

23 January 2004, 10:00 UTC
Dust Storm Middle East
Dust Storm
MFG VIS Channel MSG RGB 01,04r,07-09

3 February 2004, 11:30 UTC
Floods Angola-Zambia
Floodings /
Swamp
Dust Storm
MFG VIS Channel MSG RGB 12,02,12

3 March 2004, 01:00 UTC
Dust Storm Algeria
Dust Storm
MFG IR Channel MSG RGB 10-09,09-07,09

27 March 2004, 16:00 UTC
Hurricane "Catarina" South Atlantic
MFG IR Channel MSG RGB 02,04r,09

2 April 2004, 11:00 UTC
Sea Ice Gulf of Bothnia
Sea Ice
MFG VIS Channel MSG Channel 12 (HRV)

3 May 2004, 14:00 UTC
Ocean Eddies South Atlantic
Ocean Eddies
MFG IR Channel MSG RGB 02,09,10