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Compare and contrast infrared imagery and visible-light imagery?

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Answer:

Visible light imagery only reveals what is reflected from the Earth's surface and atmosphere.

Infrared imagery detects the differences in thermal energy, which are used to map either cloud cover or surface temperatures. They allow meteorologists to determine the temperature of a cloud.

What they have in common:

Weather satellites used both of these equipment to observe the atmosphere.

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