As a result, the ozone estimate product is most reliable over the oceans and where surface temperatures are the most stable. This product is not yet operational, though it is expected to be used by modelers, universities, and NWS and DoD forecasters. Preprints, 1st Intl. Asia-Pacific Symposium on Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Environment, and Space, Beijing, China, Intl. Regions with thick or cold clouds are not processed by the ozone estimation algorithm and are shown with a gray enhancement.
Several features corresponding to synoptic scale weather systems are visible.