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Thinner cirrus clouds are found upwind of the storm and to the southeast, along the anvil edge. These clouds have emissivities less than 1. A portion of the energy from below passes through the cloud represented by the large red arrow, while the cloud also absorbs and emits energy represented by the small red arrow. Thus, thin cirrus clouds appear warmer in the 10.7 micron channel than their actual cloud top temperature.
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