d. any of the above
Remote sensing is the technology of acquiring data and information about an
object or phenomena by a device that is not in physical contact with it. In other
w o rds, remote sensing refers to gathering information about the Earth and its
e n v i ronment from a distance. Using remote sensing enables measurement of
inaccessible and/or accessible but too-costly-to-cover-subjects; it can provide a
unique perspective (such as satellite images of the globe); and it can enable con-
tinuous monitoring of a subject.
Earth
poles and the equator
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GOES I-MTIROS-N- Roles and responsibilities of NOAA
- establish observational requirements
- provide funding for program implementation
- operate and maintain operational satellites
- acquire, process, and distribute data products
- responsible for U.S. civil, operational weather satellites
Roles and responsibilities of NASA- prepare hardware implementation plans
- design, engineer, and procure spacecraft and instruments
- provide for launch of spacecraft
- conduct on-orbit check-out before handover to NOAA
- Goddard Space Flight Center responsible for implementation
- See page 78 for data from VISSR, SEM, and DCS.
- See page 89 for data from AVHRR, TOV, ARGOS, SEM, ERBE, and SBUV.
- GOES Because the images provide greater coverage of the Earth (hemisphere/
quadrants) and the signals are available 24 hours a day. You are able to see pattern s
of clouds over a much larger area than that provided by a polar satellite (a 1700 mile
s w a t h ) .GOES images will be more helpful in predicting fronts, cyclone paths, etc. - Infrared images would be more helpful because you would be able to determine
the temperature of the water’s surface with infrared images. Knowing the water
temperature would be helpful in predicting where the fish would be concentrated
along the coast for more efficient fishing.
Group Discussion: Students should determine the various terrain and types of re c re-
ational activities popular in their state, and the types of hazardous weather common to
their state (hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, flooding, drought, etc.). Page 98 pro v i d e s
some background information for consideration.