Visible Channel

Scattering (Page 6 of 18)

Return to the previous menu.


This image shows atmospheric haze during morning, afternoon and evening viewed with the GOES-8 visible channel. 

The GOES visible channel can be used to detect haze, smoke, and dust early or late in the day as sun angles become lower and more energy is forward scattered into the satellite detectors.


Next  | PreviousMain Menu | Page:  1 | 2  3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18