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Some of you may know about this website already. For those who may not know, it gives you access to past images, as well as current images. For the past images, go to the top left and you will see All, Active and Year. Click Year and you will be taken to a page which gives you years to choose from. Choose the desired year, and on the left of the page that follows, there will be a list of all tropical cyclones in all the basins during that year. Choose one and you will be taken to a page with multiple square 'dots'. These square dots act as 'cells' and are the intersection of the rows, which consist of the various satellites, and the columns, which are the different wavelengths in which the images can be viewed (visible, IR, etc). You will also see % Cov which represents the percent of satellite coverage for that storm. A low percent coverage means that few images were taken, and therefore, the coverage for the storm is poor. A high percent coverage means that many images were taken of that storm, and therefore, there is good coverage. A medium percent coverage lies in between. A poor percent coverage will be in red, a medium in yellow, and a high percent coverage will be in green.
Here are some screenshots which might be more useful to you than simple text only:
Above: A portion of the current page from which the link directs someone to. To get to the archived images, click/tap the button circled in red.
Above: A portion of the page which one is taken to, when Year is clicked/tapped. First, click the desired year, then click Submit Query.
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