Metro-02
Meteorology and Flight Planning
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(3) CONUS covered by GOES-East located at
Fig 36: GOES
75 degrees west and GOES-West at
Coverage
135 degrees west
NOTE: A third satellite, GOES-Central, is
located at 107 degrees west and is used for
weather facsimile broadcasts.
(4) Scanners provide information on reflected
visible light and thermal infrared portions of
the spectrum
Fig 37: Visual
B. Visual pictures
Picture
1.
Resemble standard black and white photographs
a.
Reconstructed on Earth by line processing
similar to television, from digital data collected
by the satellite sensors
b.
Picture is the result of reflected sunlight
(1) Clouds are an excellent reflector of sunlight
(2) Neither the Earth's atmosphere nor empty
space reflects sunlight; therefore, the
background will always be black
(3) Reflectivity table: (thick clouds appear
white, thin clouds appear darker)
(a) Cumulonimbus - 92%
(b) Thick Cirrostratus - 74%
(c) Thick Stratocumulus - 68%
(d) Thin Stratus - 42%
(e) Sand, No Foliage - 27%
(f) Sand and Brushwood - 17%
(g) Water Surfaces - 9%
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