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
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