Fire and Ice

Hunter Coleman (via CIRA IST)

TemperatureRGB values for
first number
RGB values for
second number
Fill or
Interpolate
RedGreenBlueRedGreenBlue
54.5 to 43.52470162432200I
43 to -20250250250000I
-20.5 to -391111311515255255I
-40 to -1092430247550185I

Designed for IR Satellite images. The warm end of the curve (red to yellow) is designed for fire detection. The remainder of the curve highlights the cloud tops colder than -20, used for water/ice cloud discrimination.

Screenshot image of this color enhancement below.

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