Ch 3: Weather Maps Flashcards
1
Q
Two kinds of satellites
A
Polar orbiting- low earth orbit (clear but not 1 place at the same time)
Geostationary orbit- typically used, higher orbit and same place on earth
2
Q
Kinds of satellite imagery
A
Visible- measures reflected solar radiation with visible light
Infrared- Measures emitted radiation and all objects emit radiation through temperature
Water Vapor- Radiation emitted from only water vapor
3
Q
Surface station model
A
plot on surface measurements collected at each station
4
Q
isobars
A
pressure
5
Q
isotherms
A
temperature
6
Q
idsodrotherms
A
dew point temperature
7
Q
isotachs
A
wind speed
8
Q
upper air maps
A
depict weather on constant pressure levels
9
Q
all pressure surfaces in troposphere slope
A
down from the tropics toward polar region
