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(Janowiak et al. 2001). Its half-hourly temporal resolution also makes it an ideal
ancillary dataset for supporting other satellite missions, such as, TRMM (Special
Issue on TRMM 2000), and multisensor and multisatellite research by providing
additional information about weather system evolution.
Satellite IR images have a wide range of applications as presented in research
articles and textbooks (e.g., Bluestein 1993; Janowiak et al. 2001; Kidder and
von der Harr 1995). Trained analysts use IR images to identify meteorological
events with cloud signatures, such as, cloud types, fronts, mesoscale convective
systems (MCS), and tropical storms, as described in meteorological textbooks ...