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Can the satellite tell if the clouds are translucent, opaque, or transparent?

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Can the satellite tell if the clouds are translucent, opaque, or transparent?

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The instruments on board the satellites are able to detect the visual opacity of the clouds by measuring the optical depth of the cloud. The optical depth is a measure of the visual or optical thickness of a cloud. Unlike height, it is not measured in meters or feet; but is nondimensional.