The height of convective cloud tops is not only interesting for aviation, but also for case studies of severe storms and of course for nowcasting.

A case of yesterday showed the eyepicking nature of an alternative colour scale for a severe storm near Zaragoza in Spain with tops between 15 and 16 km of height (see magenta pixel). A positive reaction to this display was also received on Twitter.

NWC-SAF cloud top height product with alternative colour scale being tested at the ESSL Testbed