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Plate 1 Visible image of Africa, Europe and the Atlantic Ocean taken by METEOSAT on 19 August 1978
at 11:55 hours GMT. An anticyclone is associated with clear skies over Europe and the Mediterranean,
while frontal-wave cyclones are evident in the North Atlantic. Cloud clusters appear along the oceanic
intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and there are extensive monsoon cloud masses over equatorial
West Africa. Less organized cloud cover is present over East Africa. The subtropical anticyclone areas
are largely cloud-free but possess trade wind cumulus, particularly in the southeast trade wind belt of
the South Atlantic. The highly reflective desert surfaces of the Sahara are prominent ( METEOSAT image
supplied by the European Space Agency ).
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