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appear white in the infra-red image, whilst thick clouds
irrespective of height will appear white in the visible image.
The low-level stratiform clouds beneath the south Atlantic
subtropical anticyclone are conspicuous in the visible but not
in the infra-red image, as they are formed at low level and
are therefore relatively warm.
Image: courtesy of the NERC Satellite
Station, University of Dundee.
