{"id":3868,"date":"2024-11-16T15:48:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T15:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/?p=3868"},"modified":"2026-07-15T22:47:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T22:47:45","slug":"how-to-interpret-satellite-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/en\/como-interpretar-imagenes-satelitales\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Interpret Satellite Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:30;line-height:1;\"><h1>How to Interpret Satellite Images<\/h1><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The images obtained by weather satellites are essential for any pilot, as they show the state of the atmosphere at a given moment. Therefore, they are extremely helpful for analyzing weather conditions and making forecasts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" title=\"mapaisobaras\" src=\"https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mapaisobaras.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mapaisobaras-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mapaisobaras-400x287.jpg 400w, https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mapaisobaras.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>When analyzing a satellite image, you should start with a simple INM-type image. In it, you should look for the cloud areas of interest: those that are currently affecting you or will affect you in the future. Sometimes these will be clouds associated with cold and warm fronts; other times, we\u2019ll look for fog (low-level clouds). Other very important clouds include storm clouds or vertically developing clouds, etc.<\/p>\n<p>A highly recommended exercise is to use a surface weather map from a time close to that shown in the image, with isobars, low-pressure systems, high-pressure systems, fronts, etc., plotted on it\u2026 (500 hPa map + IR + VISIBLE). The goal is to correlate the cloud structures with the meteorological features shown on these maps.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/en\/the-weather\/\"><i class=\"fa-cloud-sun fas awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default button-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">INM SATELLITE IMAGES<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" title=\"COLOR-true\" src=\"https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/COLOR-verdadero.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/COLOR-verdadero-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/COLOR-verdadero-400x287.jpg 400w, https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/COLOR-verdadero.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-font-size:var(--awb-typography2-font-size);--awb-line-height:var(--awb-typography2-line-height);--awb-letter-spacing:var(--awb-typography2-letter-spacing);--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography2-text-transform);--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography2-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography2-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography2-font-style);\"><h3>VISIBLE (VIS)<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>These images closely resemble what the human eye sees (the coloring is a digital interpretation). The visible light received by the satellite is sunlight reflected off the Earth's surface and clouds. They are taken only during the day.<br \/>\nIn the VIS photo, the brightest (white) areas are the ones that reflect the most sunlight. In general, these photos show all the clouds that are present.<br \/>\nIn the VIS image, the white areas (i.e., those that reflect sunlight) indicate the presence of dense, thick, and compact clouds. The gray areas (low reflectance) indicate the Earth's surface as well as thin clouds. The areas that appear black (no reflection) indicate oceans, seas, rivers, and lakes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" title=\"IR-COLOR\" src=\"https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IR-COLOR.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IR-COLOR-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IR-COLOR-400x287.jpg 400w, https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IR-COLOR.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"--awb-font-size:var(--awb-typography2-font-size);--awb-line-height:var(--awb-typography2-line-height);--awb-letter-spacing:var(--awb-typography2-letter-spacing);--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography2-text-transform);--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography2-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography2-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography2-font-style);\"><h3>INFRARED (IR)<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>They show thermal radiation, or heat radiation, emitted by the Earth&#039;s surface and clouds (note, this is not reflected radiation). The IR photo is a representation of temperatures.<br \/>\nThe hotter a cloud or surface is, the darker it appears in the image. IR photos don&#039;t require sunlight to be taken (unlike VIS photos). Therefore, they are taken 24 hours a day (day and night).<br \/>\nIn the IR photos, the white areas (very cold temperatures, for example -20 to -60\u00baC) indicate high clouds, and in particular, cloud development and storm clouds (very high and cold).<br \/>\nThe gray areas (intermediate temperatures, for example, from +10 to -20\u00baC) indicate low or medium clouds, and it is also the color that the surface of land and seas appears with at those temperatures.<br \/>\nThe black areas (approximate temperatures of +10 to +30\u00baC). These are warm (heated by the Sun) and cloudless land surfaces, or warm ocean currents.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"430\" title=\"IR\" src=\"https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IR.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IR-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IR-400x287.jpg 400w, https:\/\/parapentepuravida.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IR.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\" style=\"--awb-font-size:var(--awb-typography2-font-size);--awb-line-height:var(--awb-typography2-line-height);--awb-letter-spacing:var(--awb-typography2-letter-spacing);--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography2-text-transform);--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography2-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography2-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography2-font-style);\"><h3>IR + VIS<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p>This is an IR image in which temperature ranges have been enhanced through digital processing. Preset colors are applied to the image, thereby showing the temperatures of cloud tops on the visible image.<br \/>\nThe objective is to outline the main cloud systems and highlight areas of storm clouds (the highest and coldest cloud tops) in relation to the terrain. This reveals various areas where precipitation is likely.<br \/>\nThe reference colors (from the attached photo) are: blue, which corresponds to a temperature range of -30\u00baC (i.e., an altitude of 7 to 8 km); dark blue = -40\u00b0C (9 km), green = -50\u00b0C (11 km), and red = -60\u00b0C (13 km).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><h2>CONCLUSION<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><p>Let's take a look at the three attached photos, which were taken at the same time on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 (at 8:50 a.m. = 14:50 UTC) by the National Meteorological Service (INM).<br \/>\nThe three images show two main cloud areas: one over western Puntarenas Province and another in southern Panama. In the VIS image, the cloud areas appear white and dense (they strongly reflect sunlight). In the IR image, they also appear white, but this is because they are high, cold clouds. In the IR-color image, two nuclei with blue edges stand out in the center of each cloud area, indicating the presence of scattered showers and thunderstorms.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><h2>THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND<\/h2>\n<\/div><ul style=\"--awb-line-height:27.2px;--awb-icon-width:27.2px;--awb-icon-height:27.2px;--awb-icon-margin:11.2px;--awb-content-margin:38.4px;--awb-circlecolor:#a0ce4e;--awb-circle-yes-font-size:14.08px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-1 fusion-checklist-default type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Artificial \u201ccolorization\u201d of images can result in FALSE clouds; this occurs mainly in images taken early in the morning, especially if there has been a significant change in temperature during the early hours of the morning.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Watch out for NIMBOESTRATUS clouds. These are a continuous layer of generally gray and dark clouds that result from the thickening of altostratus clouds. They are large and thick enough to block out the sun. Clouds usually form beneath them and tend to blend in with their base. They bring widespread rain and poor visibility; on the satellite image, you\u2019ll only see whitish (colorless) areas, but it will be raining heavily.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>IN SUMMARY, clouds\u2014which are generally cold emitting surfaces\u2014are depicted in light gray or whitish tones, with the coldest ones shown in white.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>To analyze storm cells, we should look in the IR image for white clouds with very cold, globular tops, and a compact appearance. And in the VIS image, we should look for bright white clouds with a similar appearance to those seen in IR: globular and also compact.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">It is highly recommended that before analyzing an image in detail you perform a sequence with the previous images: the changes in cloud cover, brightness, etc., highlight details and effects such as the movement of cloud areas and their disappearance, explosive growth of convection, etc.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Keep in mind that we should always analyze cloud structures from the largest to the smallest, and not the other way around. 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