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Re: (meteorobs) Weather
Thanks a lot Tom!
Tom Fleming wrote:
> Robert,
> At www.weather.com home page, select 'weather maps' and then 'U.S. satellite
> and then your specific region. This is the infrared image. Alto cirrus and
> cirro-stratus stand out nicely as white clouds. This mornings national map
> also depicts gray clouds along the gulf. These are stratus or perhaps low
> level cumulus clouds. These low level clouds are not always readily visible
> because in infrared they are nearly the same temperature and the ground. But
> today because of the cold air at low altitudes they are pretty easy to spot.
> Infrared is the preferred image because it works at night when we need it
> most.
> Tom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert Gardner <rendrag@earthlinkdot net>
> To: Meteor Observors <meteorobs@jovian.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 10:14 PM
> Subject: (meteorobs) Weather
>
> > Since cloud cover is so important to us in meteor observing, is there
> > any satellite images that will show the cloud cover? My weather service
> > I receive from my internet provider, Earthlink, gives satellite images
> > which show no cloud cover at all. This I don't understand. The Doppler
> > radar is pretty much a repeat of the satellite photos. All
> > astronautical photos show lots of clouds. My maps are provided by:
> >
> > http://www.weather.com/weather/maps/index.html
> >
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