Polar orbiting operational environmental satellites and eumetsat are used for more than just sensing cloud cover or how cold high cloud tops are colder cloud tops indicate strong or severe convection.
Satellite cloud cover loop.
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Geocolor is a multispectral product composed of true color using a simulated green component during the daytime and an infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night.
While derived from operational satellites the data products and imagery available on this website are intended for informational purposes only.
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The polar satellites u s.
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At night the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus while gray to.
Space weather sensing changes.
Below is a depiction of the orbit of a polar orbiting satellite.
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Forecasters tracking newly formed tropical storm gamma.
These meteorological satellites however see more than clouds and cloud systems.
The visible satellite imagery is essentially a snapshot of what the satellite sees unlike infrared ir satellite imagery which depicts the temperature of the clouds.
Get the latest visible satellite for united states providing you with a clearer picture of the current cloud cover.
Weather maps provide past current and future radar and satellite images for local cities and regions in the united kingdom.