METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES Flashcards

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A type of satellite that is focused to monitor the both the weather and climate of the planet.

A

Meteorological Satellites

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2
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_______ can either be _____ or _____.

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Weather satellites
polar orbiting
geostationary

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3
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A Geostationary Satellite owned by the Japan Meteorological Agency. It became operational last ______ and the successor of _______.

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HIMAWARI-8
July 7, 2015
MTSAT-2 (Himawari-7)

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4
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Global High-Resolution Atmosphere Forecasting System. Launched last 2019 to compete with existing global models (GFS and ECMWF).

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IBM GRAF

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