Regional And Mesoscale Meteorology Team
Satellite Discussion
Tuesday, October 26, 1999
Thin Cirrus
GOES-10 Long-Wave Infrared (Ch. 4) Image
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Today's discussion focuses on thin cirrus -- seen in the infrared image above over Montana and the Dakotas. These clouds will examined in all five GOES-10 imager channels and in GOES-10 reflectivity and long-wave difference products as well as METAR observations and University of Wisconsin/CIMSS cloud top pressure product.