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Lecture on Weather Satellite
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A Weather Satellite is able to photograph, track, and measure the conditions of large-scale air movements. A meteorologist then compiles and analyzes the data with the help of computers. NOAA weather satellite launched in 2005.
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Weather Satellites Tiros 1 - 1965 Weather Satellite Image
NOOA-M measures information about Earth radiation, sea and land surface temperature, atmospheric vertical temperature, water vapor, and ozone in the troposphere and stratosphere. Tiros Weather Satellite Image First usuable Tiros 1 image
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The weather satellite is a type of satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the Earth. Satellites can be polar orbiting, covering the entire Earth asynchronously, or geostationary, hovering over the same spot on the equator.
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How do weather satellites work?
Weather satellites carry instruments called radiometers (not cameras) that scan the Earth to form images. These instruments usually have some sort of small telescope or antenna, a scanning mechanism, and one or more detectors that detect either visible, infrared, or microwave radiation for the purpose of monitoring weather systems around the world.
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Weather Prediction All these instruments are used by meteorologists to report the current and predict the future weather.
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