What METSAT function allows systems to be put in motion?
A theoretically perfect absorber and emitter of radiation is
Name the conveyor belts associated with a comma cloud.
Which is a factor that affects the amount of brightness measured by...
What phenomena are caused by the wind flow interacting with an ocean...
During the initial stage of development of a frontal wave, the...
What effect do you consider when you interpret lower-level wind flow...
What are the cloud features that make up a synoptic-scale comma cloud?
Sun glint typically occurs under
Which far infrared (FIR) enhancement curve is a good all-purpose curve...
The horizontal axis where air parcels are moving away from the col is...
Meteorological satellite (METSAT) imagery is more advantageous than...
What two fog types can we best discern on meteorological satellite...
The type of cloudiness with a stationary front depends on the
Why is the exact location of the anticyclone's circulation center...
What is the scan width of the special sensor microwave/imagery (SSM/I)...
What is the axis of most rapid stretching where the air parcels are...
What is taking place in the atmosphere when enhanced cumulus starts to...
What cloud pattern develops into a comma cloud 75 percent of the time?
What happens to cumulus clouds that develop upwind of a lake and over...
The size and shape of a cumulonimbus cloud's anvil cirrus are...
Under Wien's Law, on what is the wavelength of the maximum irradiance...
Geosynchronous satellites orbit the earth at the same angular velocity...
Which is not a geosynchronous satellite?
What should you look for on infrared imagery to indicate that...
What type of cloud pattern is the first indicator a short-wave trough...
Which law says that the amount of radiation emitted by a black body at...
What special sensor microwave/imagery (SSM/I) product form is derived...
Straight-line winds of a constant wind speed would characterize a wind...
Where is the jet stream axis located in relation to baroclinic zone...
What is occurring when you see a bulge or slight "S" shape develop and...
What causes winds generally to flow up the mountain?
What do we commonly use translation to measure?
Of what areas do polar orbiting satellites provide coverage?
How many channels are sensed by special sensor microwave/imagery...
Which clouds form parallel to, and on the equatorward side of the jet...
Cloud streets are very similar to cloud lines except the
With a warm front, the amount and type of cloudiness depends on the...
In relation to the coldest cloud tops, where does the heaviest...
What are organized, persistent areas of deep convection noted in...
What cloud type is associated with winds of 10 to 25 knots in the wake...
Leeside clearing along the eastern slopes of the Rockies and the...
Which statement describes a type A comma cloud pattern?
The ratio of the total amount of radiation reflected from an object to...
Explain Planck's law.
Which satellite allows you to loop imagery to follow fronts, lows,...
The geosynchronous satellite stays in position because of a...
Which is not a use for water vapor imagery?
When you estimate sea-level pressures using meteorological satellite...
What is another name for the surge region?
What factors determine the vertical development of the clouds...
With what kind of windflow are open-cell cumulus clouds associated?
Except for possible convection along the cold front, which conveyor...
During what phase of development of a cold-air vortex do mid-level...
What is the inclination angle of the polar orbiting satellites?
In operational practice, what do we use to describe the intensity of a...
What do we use the T number in the Dvorak method of tropical cyclone...
On far infrared (FIR) imagery, the cellular or textured appearance of...
What frequencies have two channels to include both horizontal and...
In what two forms are special sensor microwave/imagery (SSM/I)...
Where is the jet stream axis located in relation to the baroclinic...
The deformation zone cirrus associated with a cut-off low is normally...
What central pressure would a low have if the maximum winds are found...
When interpreting clouds in the lower troposphere, what can you use to...
A series of aligned cloud elements, nearly all of which are connected...
When you interpret meteorological satellite (METSAT) imagery, what is...
Which far infrared (FIR) enhancement curve was designed for...
Where would the jet axis be located with lee-of-the-mountain cirrus?
What is used to draw in moisture patterns when analyzing upper-air...
The wind speeds in transverse bands are usually greater than or equal...
Most meteorological satellite (METSAT) sensors are designed so that...
How accurate (by kelvins) are brightness temperatures for SDRs?
The temperature an object appears to have when we measure the...
What types of winds are responsible for determining the shape of cloud...
What is the best METSAT imagery to use for low-level deformation zone...
What causes the formation of stratocumulus lines?
What is the scan width ( in degrees)covered by SSM/I at the earth's...
With water vapor (WV) imagery, why do middle and high-level moisture...
What primarily compose surface winds around a low-pressure area?
What does the Dvorak method of tropical cyclone analysis describe?...
In which comma cloud pattern does the PFJ separate baroclinic zone...
Which statement describes a type B comma cloud pattern?
At what estimated sea-level pressure would a low be characterized by a...
During which stage of development of a frontal wave does the low...
To find the position of a surface baroclinic high over land in the...
Where are low-level deformation zones commonly found?
Which far infrared (FIR) enhancement curve helps to identify mid-level...
If the polar front jet (PFJ) lies in the surge region of the comma...
During the development of a cut-off low, after the low becomes cut off...
How long does it take the SSM/I sensor to complete one complete...
What is the comma-shaped low to mid-level cloudiness in a comma cloud...
At what stage of development of an extratropical low does the dry slot...
Which conveyor belt forms the comma cloud head?
Where do cirrus streaks form?
What causes baroclinic leaf cloud patterns?
The processing of sensor data records (SDR) into emissivity data...
Where are upper lows associated with the comma cloud structure...
Anomalous cloud lines form in
It is hard to initially position an extratropical surface low because...
What are the two main types of motion responsible for system...