Monsoon Glow, 2018

A single Landsat 8 false-color composite scene over Tucson, Arizona, captured on July 11, 2018 — a rainy monsoon day. Clouds, visualized through infrared imagery, swirl in pastel tones of coral, revealing variations in cloud type, atmospheric elevation, and water content. Beneath them, the land stretches like a blue purlieu. 

Red Channel:      Shortwave infrared 1 (1.57 - 1.65 μm)

Green Channel:  Shortwave infrared 2 (2.11 - 2.29 μm)

Blue  Channel:    Panchromatic (0.52 - 0.90 μm)