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The graph on the right shows a weighting function for the water vapor channel in a standard atmosphere. Most of the energy that the satellite detects in this channel originates from a layer that extends from 500 to 200 millibars. The brightness temperature that is sensed can be thought of as a weighted mean value over this pressure range.
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