Photography Resources

Satellite Imagery

  • Cloud Heights
    • Low Clouds: < 6,500 ft (2,000 m) (< 800 mb)
    • Middle Clouds: 6,500 ft (2000 m) to 15,000 ft (4,572 m) (800 mb to 600 mb)
    • High Clouds: > 15,000 ft (4,572 m) (> 600 mb)
  • GOES Image Viewer - Click here
    • GeoColor - Low level clouds at night. Click here
    • Visible-Band 2 - Identification of clouds during the day. Click here.
    • Visible-Band 7 - Indentification of fog and low clouds. Click here.
    • Infrared-Band 14 - Cloud identification during both day and night. Click here.
    • DustRGB - Indentification of dust and clouds. Click here.
    • Day-Night Cloud Micro Combo RGB - Identification of cloud phase and height. Click here.
  • College of DuPage Satellite - Click here.