-35. Which of the following satellite systems 

 measures radiation in the visual and 

 infrared regions of the spectrum? 



1. VIR 



2. SR 



3. IRV 



4. VTPR 



5-42. Which part(s) of an APT predict message 



provide(s) data for plotting the subpoint 

 track of satellite? 



1. I only 



2. II only 



3. II and III 



4. I and III 



-36. Which of the following satellites does 

 NOT transmit meteorological information 

 by direct readout to ground stations? 



1. TIROS 



2. ITOS 



3. NOAA 



4. DMSP 



-37. Which of the following satellites has a 

 geostationary orbit? 



1. ITOS 



2. TIROS 



3 . DMSP 



4. SMS 



-38. Which of the following satellite systems 

 employs two polar orbiting satellites? 



1. ITOS 



2 . DMSP 



3. GOES 



4. SMS 



■39. Of the following satellite systems, which 

 has the primary objective of providing 

 maximum responsiveness to the military 

 decision maker? 



1. ITOS 



2. GOES 



3. SMS 



4 . DMSP 



Learning Objective: Relative to 

 meteorological satellites, iden- 

 tify essential orbital data, 

 their principle of operation, 

 and correctly interpret the 

 received data. 



-40. Which of the following information is 

 necessary in order to utilize the data 

 transmitted by a satellite? 



1. The APT predict message 



2. The type of sensor used by the 

 satellite 



3. The altitude of the satellite 



4. The type of orbit of the satellite 



-41. Which publication contains detailed infor- 

 mation on weather radar observations? 



1. FMH #3 



2. FMH //5 



3. FMH //7 



4. FMH 118 



5-43. The task of keeping the receiver tuned and 

 the antenna pointed at the satellite is 

 referred to as 



1. interrogating 



2. integrating 



3. gridding 



4. tracking 



5-44. What feature(s) of the scanning radiometer 

 allow(s) for complete coverage over the 

 dark areas as well as the daylight areas 

 of the earth? 



1. The radiometer senses radiant energy 

 only 



2. The radiometer senses reflected energy 

 only 



3. The radiometer senses spectral energy 



4. The radiometer senses both reflected 

 and radiant energy 



5-45. What is represented by the various shades 

 of gray which appear in SR pictures? 



1. Effective visible light 



2. Effective radiating temperatures 



3. Variations in reflectivity of visible 

 light 



4. Variations in emission of visible light 



5-46. How many shades of gray can be readily 

 distinguished in SR infrared facsimile 

 pictures? 



1. Five 



2. Two 



3. Three 



4. Four 



5-47. What is represented by white areas in SR 

 infrared pictures? 



1. Desert areas 



2. Fog 



3. Background noise 



4. High clouds 



Learning Objective: Identify 

 oceanographic parameters. 



5-48. Waves generated by local winds are referred 

 to as 



1. sea waves 



2. local sea 



3. swell waves 



4. combined seas 



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