Exercises

Exercise 1

Which of the following features are present in the numbered areas in Fig. 15? Assign each number to only one feature.

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Valley fog
Extended water cloud / fog, no cirrus above
Water cloud / fog under cirrus
Thick mid-level cloud
Thin mid-level cloud
Thick ice cloud
Cirrus over land
Cirrus not seen what is below
Sea
Land

When you have selected the answers, press done and take a look at the correct answers.

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Valley fog + + +
Extended water cloud or fog, no cirrus above +
Water cloud or fog below cirrus + + +
Thick mid-level cloud +
Thin mid-level cloud +
Thick ice cloud + +
Cirrus (over land) + + +
Cirrus (terrain beneath not visible) +
Sea +
Land +

Figure 15: AVHRR Night Microphysics RGB image on 10 December 2015 at 20:04 UTC

Exercise 2

Which of the following features are present in the numbered areas in Fig. 16? Assign each number to only one feature.

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Water cloud or fog
Thick mid-level cloud
Thick ice cloud
Cirrus
Land
Sea (with a lot of atmospheric moisture)
Sea (without much atmospheric moisture)

When you have selected the answers, press done and take a look at the correct answers.

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Water cloud or fog +
Thick mid-level cloud + +
Thick ice cloud + + + + +
Cirrus + + + +
Land + +
Sea (with a lot of atmospheric moisture) +
Sea (without much atmospheric moisture) + +

Figure 15: NOAA-19 AVHRR Night Microphysics RGB on 14 April 2016 at 01:19 UTC