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ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS - 14271_133
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Aerographers Mate, Module 03-Environmental Satellites and Weather Radar
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ASSIGNMENT 1 Textbook Assignment: "Environmental Satellites," chapter 1, pages 1-1 through 1-37,"Weather Radar," chapter 2, pages 2-1 through 2-55. 1-1. Geostationary satellites have inclination angles of how many degrees? 1-5. The Department of Defense operates which of the following meteorological satellite programs? 1. 0° 2. 15° 3. 90° 4 .    3 6 0 ° 1.   DMSP 2 .    N O A A 3.   GOES 4.   TIROS-N 1-2. Which term best describes the orbit of a satellite which crosses the equator at the same Local Mean Time (LMT) on each orbit? 1-6. Which of the following characteristics is an advantage of polar-orbiting satellites? 1. Polar-orbiting 2.   Geostationary 3.   Sun-synchronous 4.   Earth-synchronous 1-3. If a polar-orbiting satellite had an ascending node time of 1500L, what would be the approximate descending node time at the same location? 1. They generally provide higher resolution than geostationary satellites 2. They are well suited for oceanographic applications 3. They provide coverage for high-latitude regions 4. All of the above 1-7. Which of the following characteristics is a major advantage of geostationary satellites over polar-orbiting satellites? 1. 0000 2.      0300 3. 1200 4. 1500 1-4. Which of the following terms is used to describe a satellite’s closest position relative to the earth? 1-8. 1. Image   resolution 2. System  cost 3. System life expectancy 4. Frequency of image transmission A rapidly moving large-scale disturbance would be best tracked by which satellite? 1. Ascending   node 1.     DMSP 2 . Inclination   angle 2. NOAA  14 3 . Perigee 3.     GOES 8 4 . Nadir 4.     METEOR 1







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