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Frontispiece ATS 3, 3 April 



Figure 1 Apollo 8, 2U December I968 



Figure 2 Characteristics of the electromagnetic spectrum 



significant in remote sensing 



Figure 3 The Nimbus HRIR atmospheric "window" 



Figure \ The Winibus midday -midnight sun-synchronous orhlt 



Figirre 5 AVCS and HRIR pictures of an iceberg in the 



Weddell Sea - Nimbus 1 



Figure 6 A comparison between satellite Infrared data and 



oceanographlc cruise and historical data 



Figure 7 The north wall of the Gulf Stream - Nimbus 2 



Figure 8 A study of sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of 



California using satellite Infrared data - Nimbus 2 



Figure 9 Portion of an HRIR analog record - Nimbus 1 



Figure 10 Cloud patterns associated with the Peru and 



Pacific South Equatorial Currents - ATS 2 



Figure 11 Alignment of cumulus clouds along the north wall 



of the Gulf Stream - ESSA 3 



Figure 12 Bay of Bengal, I967 spring transition - ISSA 5 



Figure 13 Beginning-end of seasonal upwelllng along the 



coast of the Somali Republic, I96T - ESSA 3 



Figure l4 The upwelllng area along the coast of the Somali 



Republic as defined by low clouds, 6 June I968 - 

 ISSA 3 



Figure I5 Nimbus 2 AVCS camera coverage 



Figure 16 Digitally rectified AVCS picture data - ESSA 3 



Figiire YJ Nine-day minimum brightness composites 1 to 9 



March I967 - northern hemisphere, ESSA 3 



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