Just off, in the old cell is the rest of the working kitchen paraphernalia: more fitted maple and granite, oven, sink, dishwasher, butcher's rails and an
atmospheric cell door.
At most observing sites these
atmospheric cells usually range in size from four to eight inches in diameter, although research by atmospheric physicists has revealed that they can vary tremendously in size.
Here, the device will undertake extremely precise wind strength and direction measurements using harmless laser pulses and analysis of laser light reflected by
atmospheric cells. Alongside MSG-1, SEVIRI is to be fitted aboard the forthcoming MSG-2 and -3 vehicles.