ble light image of the northern Pacific Ocean and the west coast of North America, and Figure
20-2 , an infrared image of the same region taken on the same day and time. A midlatitude
cyclone is in the northern Pacific Ocean (the center of the low pressure cell is at about 4 5 N , 15
0 W ) with a cold front extending to the south toward the Hawaian Islands. 1. Are the clouds
along the cold front of the midlatitude cyclone (at about 4 5 N , 14 0 W ) high clouds or low
clouds? How can you tell? 2. Are the clouds just west of California (at about 3 5 N , 13 0 W )
high clouds or low clouds? How can you tell? 3. In the infrared image (Figure 20 2 ), why does
Arizona ( 3 5 N , 11 2 W ) appear black? Figure 20-1: GOES-West visible light image of
northern Pacific Ocean on September 29, 2020, 2100Z. (Image courtesy of Naval Research
Laboratory, Marine Meteorology Division) Figure 20-2: GOES-West infrared image of northern
Pacific Ocean on September 29, 2020, 2100 Z . (Image courtesy of Naval Research Laboratory,
Marine Meteorology Division).
ble light image of the northern Pacific Ocean and the west coast of No.pdf
1. ble light image of the northern Pacific Ocean and the west coast of North America, and Figure
20-2 , an infrared image of the same region taken on the same day and time. A midlatitude
cyclone is in the northern Pacific Ocean (the center of the low pressure cell is at about 4 5 N , 15
0 W ) with a cold front extending to the south toward the Hawaian Islands. 1. Are the clouds
along the cold front of the midlatitude cyclone (at about 4 5 N , 14 0 W ) high clouds or low
clouds? How can you tell? 2. Are the clouds just west of California (at about 3 5 N , 13 0 W )
high clouds or low clouds? How can you tell? 3. In the infrared image (Figure 20 2 ), why does
Arizona ( 3 5 N , 11 2 W ) appear black? Figure 20-1: GOES-West visible light image of
northern Pacific Ocean on September 29, 2020, 2100Z. (Image courtesy of Naval Research
Laboratory, Marine Meteorology Division) Figure 20-2: GOES-West infrared image of northern
Pacific Ocean on September 29, 2020, 2100 Z . (Image courtesy of Naval Research Laboratory,
Marine Meteorology Division)
