Weather Maps and Satellite Imagery (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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View satellite imagery provides
View satellite imagery provides
Wide-scale and real-time view
Visible imagery best used when
Visible imagery best used when
During daylight
What infrared imagery detects
What infrared imagery detects
Heat radiated from Earth's surface & clouds
When infrared imagery works
When infrared imagery works
Day and night
What water vapor imagery highlights
What water vapor imagery highlights
Moisture levels in the atmosphere
What high-resolution images show
What high-resolution images show
Detailed features like cities and forests
What low-resolution images show
What low-resolution images show
Broad patterns like weather systems and ocean currents
Weather systems identified in satellite imagery
Weather systems identified in satellite imagery
Hurricanes, cold fronts, cyclones
Environmental monitoring examples
Environmental monitoring examples
Deforestation, desertification, glacial retreat
White/gray areas in satellite imagery mean
White/gray areas in satellite imagery mean
Clouds or snow
Blue areas in satellite imagery mean
Blue areas in satellite imagery mean
Water bodies (oceans, rivers, lakes)
Green areas in satellite imagery mean
Green areas in satellite imagery mean
Vegetation
Spirals in satellite imagery indicate
Spirals in satellite imagery indicate
Cyclones