Shortwave IR Window Channel (3.9 micron)

Reflective Properties: Wintertime Stratus Clouds in the 3.9 Micron Channel (Page 2 of 8)

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An animation of daytime GOES-8 3.9 micron imagery highlighting poorly reflective cirrus and snow, and highly reflective fog and stratus water clouds

In the daytime, reflection of solar energy at 3.9 microns must be considered in interpreting cloud scenes. In this daytime animation of 3.9 micron imagery over the midwestern U.S. in wintertime, low clouds appear bright, cirrus is black, and snow-covered areas are dark.

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