Non-cloud features
Rivers and lakes appear as________ on satellite imagery
darker gray
Define cloud field
large area of cloud coverage containing many cloud elements
Match the characteristics to:
Cumulus clouds form offshore
a. Land breeze
b. Sea breeze
c. Arc clouds
A
For a decaying wave the center is located on _____ of the cusp
equatorword
What cloud elements compose transverse bands?
Cirrus and cirrostratus
Volcanic ash can look like ___________ on the infrared with _________ being virtually invisible.
cirrus clouds, smoke
Difference between fog and stratus
FOG- conforms to terrain, remains stationary and shrinks or deteriorates from the outside.
STRATUS- may move.
Match the characteristics to:
May interact with other boundaries
a. Land breeze
b. Sea breeze
c. Arc clouds
C
How can a high height center be located on a satellite image?
C-shape appears on western edge of high center
How does closed-cell stratocumulus appear on VIS images?
White centers, Quilt like
Contrails form from __________ and may cast a ______ on lower clouds
aircraft exhaust, shadow
How is a cumulonimbus cloud type depicted on a visible imagery?
Bright white with large circular shapes and elements larger than TCU
Match the characteristics to:
Cumulus clouds form offshore
a. Land breeze
b. Sea breeze
c. Arc clouds
a
What appearances may a low height center have in relation to being cutoff?
Nearly cloud free or have comma shape
On IR, how does cirrostratus appear on ZA enhancement curve?
More bright white
Ocean currents are not observed on ______imagery, but are seen on ___ imagery. Cold water appears ____.
visual, infrared, lighter gray
How do altostratus and nimbostratus appear on visible imagery?
Lighter gray to white uniform cloud field with little to no texture
Match the characteristics to:
Forms parallel to coastlines
a. Land breeze
b. Sea breeze
c. Arc clouds
a,b
Where is a low height center located in relationship to a comma cloud?
Center of cusp
How does the anvil plume appear?
sharp upstream edge with diffuse downstream edge
Dendritic snow occurs in __________ areas and has a ____ -like appearance. It appears ___on visual and ______on IR.
mountainous , vein, white,lighter gray
Describe how stratocumulus appears on both visible and infrared imagery.
VISIBLE- white appearance with rolls or elements with cloud elements discernable.
IR- darker gray with no textured appearance and cloud elements not discernable.
Match the characteristics to:
Only observed during day
a. Land breeze
b. Sea breeze
c. Arc clouds
b
Describe the orientation of the low center, cold front and warm front in relation to the baroclinic leaf.
LOW CENTER: equatorward side of cloud mass and slightly downstream of center
COLD FRONT: equatorward side of cloud mass extending from low to trailing edge of S-shape
WARM FRONT: equatorward side of cloud mass extending from low to leading edge of S-shape
How are thin cirrus and dense cirrus seen on the visible?
THIN- barely visible due to contamination
DENSE- may cast shadows on lower clouds