Re: [at-l] AT Satellite Photo

[WHHAWKINS@aol.com]

In a message dated 1/5/99 3:26:07 PM EDT, weathercarrot@hotmail.com writes:

<< Probably the best satellite view of the trail in one photo is the 
 following:
 
 http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/satellite/latest_BWI.jpg
 
 It covers Springer to Mount Washington. It's a visual image, so much of 
 the white you see right now is snow cover.
  >>

You are not seeing just snow in this visible image. The white in this image is
Clouds and snow. Snow does not stay on the surface of the open ocean.

 <A HREF="http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/rs/sat/img/vis.rxml">
Visible Satellite Images:  a photograph of th...</A> Information on reading
visible satellite images.

Visible Satellite Views of the AT
South
 <A HREF="http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/satellite/latest_CLT.jpg">
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/satellite/latest-CLT</A> 
Center
 <A HREF="http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/satellite/latest_BWI.jpg">
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/satellite/latest-BWI</A> 
North
 <A HREF="http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/satellite/latest_ALB.jpg">
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/satellite/latest-ALB</A>  
Infered Satellite Image
 <A HREF="http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/satellite/latest_ir.jpg">
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/satellite/latest-IR</A>  
Snow Cover - US
 <A HREF="http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/us_NESDISsnow.gif">
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/us_NE...</A>
Snow Depth Analysis in Inches
 <A HREF="http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/us_AFsnow.gif">
http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/surface/us_AF...</A> 
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