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- The updated simulated satellite images introduced at IFS cycle 41r2 are global whereas the previous image images showed only the disk disks visible to the satellitegeostationary satellites.
- No The images are no longer "geostationary" but includes latitudes greater than 60 degrees north and south so covers polar regions
- Assumes The images assume a nadir view for all points in the fields so the effect of looking slantwise through the atmosphere is thus neglected. Consequently the atmosphere appears less opaque than with the previous simulated images and so lower lying clouds and other features are better presented.
- Available The updated images will be made available in dissemination
- Sub-areas supportedIt will be possible to both retrieve sub-areas of the images from MARS and request sub-areas in dissemination.
- Only images corresponding to the Meteosat-10 channels 5, 6 and 9 are available.
- The images corresponding to the GOES and HIMWARI satellites that were available at IFS cycle 41r1 are discontinued.
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