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Craig on top of the Simpson platform roof demonstrating the Dartcom dome being blown away

The Dartcom receives satellite images in the visible light, Infrared and one that shows water vapour and low cloud. These can be combined into a composite colour image. The images can be overlaid with place names, latitude and longitude lines and outline of the Antarctic plateau

The Dartcom images enable the cloud cover and contrast to be estimated at the remote sites visited by the aircraft this saves journeys to sites which it is not possible to land due to poor contrast or visibility This in turn saves aircraft/pilot flying hours and fuel