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STORM FLOATER 1

Single Image		Image Loop
Lat/Lon	No Lat/Lon	Short	Long
Visible	Visible	Visible	Visible
Shortwave	Shortwave	Shortwave	Shortwave
Water Vapor	Water Vapor	Water Vapor	Water Vapor
Infrared Channel 4 Enhancements
None	None	None	None
AVN	AVN	AVN	AVN
Dvorak	Dvorak	Dvorak	Dvorak
JSL	JSL	JSL	JSL
RGB	RGB	RGB	RGB
Funktop	Funktop	Funktop	Funktop
Rainbow	Rainbow	Rainbow	Rainbow

STORM FLOATER 2

Single Image		Image Loop
Lat/Lon	No Lat/Lon	Short	Long
Visible	Visible	Visible	Visible
Shortwave	Shortwave	Shortwave	Shortwave
Water Vapor	Water Vapor	Water Vapor	Water Vapor
Infrared Channel 4 Enhancements
None	None	None	None
AVN	AVN	AVN	AVN
Dvorak	Dvorak	Dvorak	Dvorak
JSL	JSL	JSL	JSL
RGB	RGB	RGB	RGB
Funktop	Funktop	Funktop	Funktop
Rainbow	Rainbow	Rainbow	Rainbow

STORM FLOATER 3

Single Image		Image Loop
Lat/Lon	No Lat/Lon	Short	Long
Visible	Visible	Visible	Visible
Shortwave	Shortwave	Shortwave	Shortwave
Water Vapor	Water Vapor	Water Vapor	Water Vapor
Infrared Channel 4 Enhancements
None	None	None	None
AVN	AVN	AVN	AVN
Dvorak	Dvorak	Dvorak	Dvorak
JSL	JSL	JSL	JSL
RGB	RGB	RGB	RGB
Funktop	Funktop	Funktop	Funktop
Rainbow	Rainbow	Rainbow	Rainbow

STORM FLOATER 4

Single Image		Image Loop
Lat/Lon	No Lat/Lon	Short	Long
Visible	Visible	Visible	Visible
Shortwave	Shortwave	Shortwave	Shortwave
Water Vapor	Water Vapor	Water Vapor	Water Vapor
Infrared Channel 4 Enhancements
None	None	None	None
AVN	AVN	AVN	AVN
Dvorak	Dvorak	Dvorak	Dvorak
JSL	JSL	JSL	JSL
RGB	RGB	RGB	RGB
Funktop	Funktop	Funktop	Funktop
Rainbow	Rainbow	Rainbow	Rainbow

Loop Notes:
Short - usually 8 images limited overlays
Long - usually 12-15 images many overlays
All Loops have a Lat/Lon Overlay

Enhancement Descriptions:
Abbreviation	Full Name	Description
AVN	Aviation	Aviation color enhancement

BD	Dvorak	Dvorak enhancement - used for Tropical Classifications with the Dvorak Technique

FT	Funktop	Funktop enhancement - developed by Ted Funk for assistance with Precipitation analysis

IR2	Shortwave	Channel 2 Infrared imagery - Shortwave, sometimes considered "night visible"

IR4	None	Unenhanced Channel 4 Infrared Imagery

JSL		JSL2 enhancement - developed by Jim Lynch for use with tropical classifications

RB	Rainbow	Rainbow enhancement curve - pretty color enhancement

RGB		Combination of Visible and IR using a three channel technique to make features stand out

VIS	Visible	Unenhanced Visible imagery that transitions to IR2 overnight.

WV	Water Vapor	Infrared Channel 3 with color enhancement

Courtesy of the Satellite Services Division
Authors: Nancy Merckle and Brian Hughes