METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES Flashcards
1
Q
A type of satellite that is focused to monitor the both the weather and climate of the planet.
A
Meteorological Satellites
2
Q
_______ can either be _____ or _____.
A
Weather satellites
polar orbiting
geostationary
3
Q
A Geostationary Satellite owned by the Japan Meteorological Agency. It became operational last ______ and the successor of _______.
A
HIMAWARI-8
July 7, 2015
MTSAT-2 (Himawari-7)
4
Q
Global High-Resolution Atmosphere Forecasting System. Launched last 2019 to compete with existing global models (GFS and ECMWF).
A
IBM GRAF
