Bruno Café (IPMA) - Detecting and Monitoring Forest Fires with MTG Fire Temperature and True Color RGBs
Competency Framework
WMO Satellite Skills
Description
Bruno Café introduces satellite products used by operational forecasters for fire detection and monitoring, using the 2025 Portugal fire event as a case study.
Content
This presentation explores the enhanced capabilities of the Flexible Combined Imager (FCI) sensor on board Meteosat-12 (MTG) for forest fire detection and monitoring. By leveraging better spectral, temporal, and spatial resolutions, we demonstrate how new RGB composites, specifically Fire Temperature and True Color RGBs, provide critical advantages in identifying hotspots, smoke plumes, and burn scars.