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Hold any mouse button down as you move the cursor across the large GOES-8 visible image; the smaller inset window shows the corresponding GOES-8 3.9 micron shortwave IR image. In the visible image, wet ground appears darker, while in the 3.9 micron IR image the wet ground appears as a swath of cooler brightness temperatues (lighter gray enhancement).