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3 Environmental Monitoring Flashcards

1
Q

What part of the EMS is used for terrestrial environmental monitoring?

A

Visible
IR
Portions of Radio

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What part of the EMS is used for space environmental monitoring?

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UV
X-ray
Gamma Ray

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3
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Is terrestrial based environmental monitoring enough for our day to day lives and military operations?

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No

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What orbits tend to be used for space-based environmental monitoring?

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LEO(SSO) or GEO

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of using LEO for space-based env. monitoring?

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Adv: Improved resolution

Disadv: Lack of persistent coverage

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of using GEO for space-based env. monitoring?

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Adv: Persistent coverage

Disadv: No coverage of the polar regions

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Environmental monitoring is generally the domain of ….

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…civil and academic institutions.

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Name the 3 environmental monitoring organisations most pertinent to the UK

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WMO - World Meteorological Organisation

EUMETSAT - The European Organisation for the Exploration of Meteorological Satellites

NOAA - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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9
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Name the 5 US and European Meteorological satellites

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METOP
DMSP (Defence Meteorological Satellite Program)
POES (Polar Operational Environmental Satellite)
METEOSAT
GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)

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Name the 3 LEO(SSO) based US and European Met. satellites

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METOP
DMSP (Defence Meteorological Satellite Program)
POES (Polar Operational Environmental Satellite)

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Name the 2 GEO based US and European Met. satellites

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METEOSAT

GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)

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What 3 Met satellites does NOAA operate?

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DMSP (Defence Meteorological Satellite Program)
POES (Polar Operational Environmental Satellite)
GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)

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What 2 Met. satellites does EUMETSAT operate?

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METOP

METEOSAT

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Describe the METEOSAT programme

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4 satellites in GEO

Full disc imagery every 15 minutes

Rapid scanning of reduced areas every 5 mins

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Describe the GOES programme

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3 satellites in GEO

Full disc imagery every 15 minutes

Continental US every 5 mins

Every 60 seconds with storm activity

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16
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What 2 organisations US and UK provide Space Weather awareness in a Nat. Sec. context?

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Met Office - UK

557th Weather Wing - US

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