Rainfall Rate
The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) rainfall rate algorithm generates the baseline rainfall rate product from ABI infrared brightness temperatures and is calibrated in real time against microwave-derived rain rates to enhance accuracy. The algorithm generates estimates of the instantaneous rainfall rate at each ABI IR pixel.
Channel 13 (ch13 IR)
The 10.3 µm (Micro Meter) atmospheric "clean" infrared window band, improves atmospheric moisture corrections, cloud particle size estimation, and surface property characterization in derived products.
About Visible Band 1
0.47 µm (Micro Meter) - Blue Band - Visible band 1 is in the blue portion of the spectrum. It is particularly useful for detecting atmospheric aerosols such as smoke and dust. (daytime only)
Full disk IR Ch13
The 10.3 µm (Micro Meter) atmospheric "clean" infrared window band, improves atmospheric moisture corrections, cloud particle size estimation, and surface property characterization in derived products.
Volcanic Ash Blue
This product helps detect and track volcanic ash plumes, which is crucial for aviation safety and monitoring volcanic activity.
Natural Fire RGB
This RGB product combines Natural Fire Red, Green, and Blue channels to highlight areas of active fires and smoke.
True Color RGB
This product combines True Color Red, Green, and Blue channels to produce an image that approximates what the human eye would see from space.
Volcanic Ash
This product helps detect and track volcanic ash plumes, which is crucial for aviation safety and monitoring volcanic activity.
Convection
This product highlights areas of strong convection, which is useful for identifying potential severe weather and thunderstorms.
Rain Rate
This product provides an estimate of the instantaneous rainfall rate, which is valuable for monitoring precipitation and potential flooding.
Convection MOSAIC
This mosaic product combines multiple convection images to provide a broader view of convective activity across a larger area.
Bio-Burning Red
This RGB product emphasizes areas of biomass burning, useful for detecting and monitoring wildfires and agricultural burns.
Fire and Smoke Red
This RGB product highlights both active fires and the resulting smoke plumes, aiding in fire detection and tracking.
Natural Fire Blue
This RGB product uses the blue channel to enhance the visibility of natural fires against the background landscape.
Volcanic Ash Blu
This RGB product uses the blue channel to enhance the visibility of volcanic ash plumes, aiding in their detection and tracking.
Rain Rate MOSAIC
This mosaic product combines multiple rain rate images to provide a broader view of precipitation across a larger area.