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10.2 - 11.2 microns
4-km FOV sampled every 2.3 km east-west
0.14°C temperature uncertainty at 300 K
Little atmospheric attenuation
Reveals surface and cloud temperatures
Used in combination with "dirty" window for estimating low-level moisture and sea-surface temperatures, and for volcanic ash detection (refer to section on "Dirty" Window channel)
Used in combination with shortwave window for cloud phase estimation and fog detection
Used for storm intensity and rainfall estimation
Used for tracking cloud features in time to estimate atmospheric motion
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