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Examples by phenomenon

The instruments are not an end by themselves, at least not in meteorology. Observing and understanding weather phenomena is what we are interested in, and each remote sensor may provide a piece of the puzzle. In this set of examples, we study different phenomena with our instruments:

  • Migrations of birds and insects
  • Wintertime haze
  • Smoke plumes from an industrial fire
  • Melting layers (bright bands)
  • Haze from forest fires
  • Initiation of a squall line
  • Thunderstorms and microbursts