T/G Layout 1

asic Skills

1. world geography


2. universal coordinated time


3. latitude and longitude


4. map reading


5. remote sensing

iology/Agriculture

1. use images for land management, land use decision-making


2. monitor flooding and changes in river systems
   3 monitor crops and vegetative coverage, production


3. correlate rainfall and vegetation vigor


4. monitor forest fires and slash burning


5. monitor the impact of environmental disasters (oil spills, earthquakes, wars)

eology

1. identify land formations, coast lines, and bodies of water


2. determine watersheds


3. locate and monitor volcanic activity and its affect on the atmosphere


4. compare land and water temperatures

eteorology

1. observe and compare Earth and satellite views of Earth and clouds


2. observe clouds


3. develop cloud cover indexes for a specific region


4. identify fronts and characteristic associated patterns


5. develop weather forecasts


6. study upper air circulation and jet streams


7. compare seasonal changes in a specific region


8. track severe storms


9. produce monthly and annual weather comparisons

ceanography

1. use IR images to study currents and sea surface temperatures


2. monitor ice coverage and compare seasonal changes


3. monitor moderating effects of oceans on land and meteorological effects

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