"Dirty" Window Channel (12.0 micron)

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An animating graphic depicting terrestrial radiation as it interacts with the atmosphere and clouds in the longwave infrared dirty window region A graph depicting the spectral response for the GOES 11 micron longwave infrared dirty window channel within the Earth's infrared emitted radiation spectrum

The "dirty" window channel, with its increased absorption of radiation by low-level moisture, covers a different portion of the atmospheric infrared window than the 10.7 micron channel.

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