This report summarizes the assessment of a suite of Suomi-National Polar-orbit Partnership (S-NPP) Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) products to address the detection of dust, smoke, clouds, and other obstructions to visibility at night.
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Dust RGB Quick Guide
A 2-page reference document describes the fundamental aspects of the Dust RGB Imagery product and it includes a large dust event. The RGB composite is based on the EUMETSAT RGB
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UAH GOES-R CI
This 12 minute module briefly describes the latest operational version of the proxy GOES-R Convective Initiation (CI) product that utilizes current GOES retrievals. The GOES-R CI is a 0-2 hr,
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Lightning Operational Uses: Severe Weather
This is the follow-up to the Total Lightning Training: Part 1 module and assumes a basic knowledge of total lightning. This sub-section focuses on the most common use of total
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NESDIS Snowfall Rate Product in Alaska
This 11-slide presentation and 2-page quick guide reference describe applications related to the NESDIS Snowfall Rate (SFR) Product. It demonstrates the utility in the product for tracking snow features in
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Assessments & Applications Library Posts
Applications Library :: True Color RGB, Burn Scar Identification (Texas, Oklahoma, 7 March 2017)
Warm, dry conditions and strong winds caused wildfires to erupt in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles, burning hundreds of thousands of acres. Active fires can be monitored using True Color RGB and Visible (0.64 µm) imagery to analyze the location and extent of the event.
Quick Guides
RGB Daytime Microphysics
A 2-page Quick Guide (PDF) and an “interactive” (html/5) version describe the fundamental aspects of the Daytime Microphysics RGB Imagery product and they demonstrates color interpretation of the multi-channel imagery.




