Identification of a Conceptual Model from Satellite Images

08 February 2007 -00.00 UTC, Meteosat IR 10.8 image
Useful Information:

For answering the following questions go into SatManu which you can also find on the EUMeTrain Homepage in the section "Manual and Guides".
Go to "Conceptual Models" and then into the section "Substructures in Fronts and Initial Stages of cyclogenesis". Look into the 6 Conceptual Models describes there, especially into the subchapter "Cloud structures in satellite images" and then make your choice.

Some Questions:

  1. If you look into the area extending from the Atlantic west of Ireland across Ireland and England into The Netherlands and West Germany which substructure can you detect in the occlusion cloud band?
  2. Find the Conceptual model which describes this sub-structure.

If you are not completely sure about your choice, if you have any doubts or problems or if you merely want to talk about the situation before you go to the next chapters contact your trainers via mail. Your trainers are ready for a discussion with you.

If you are sure about your choice and everything is clear to you, proceed to the next chapter.