weather satellite

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meaningsofweatherandsatellite

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weather
noun[U]
uk
/ˈweð.ər/us
/ˈweð.ɚ/
the conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, or temperature, especially at a particular time over a ...
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satellite
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsæt.əl.aɪt/us
/ˈsæt̬.əl.aɪt/
a device sent up into space to travel around the earth, used for collecting information or communicating by radio, ...
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(Definition ofweatherandsatellitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If imagery is zoomed in at an adequate range, actualweathersatellitedata can be superimposed.
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The associated banding features began to wrap completely around the system, and evidence of a developing eye was seen viaweathersatellite.
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This instrument paved the way for moreweathersatellitesystems that utilize the visible, infrared and microwave radiation spectrum.
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However, the low-level circulation was initially poorly defined and difficult to find viaweathersatelliteimagery.
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Shortly after attaining hurricane intensity, an eye began to appear onweathersatelliteimagery.
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Weathersatellitesystems provide information about terrestrial weather.
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Onweathersatelliteand weather radar imagery, wake lows and heat bursts normally occur on the back side of a precipitation area.
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Following its retirement as aweathersatellite, it was used as a communications satellite until its final decommissioning in 2001.
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For storms with a clear eye, detection of the eye is as simple as looking at pictures from aweathersatellite.
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The project is responsible for collection and analysis ofweathersatelliteradiance measurements.
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Outflow boundaries can be seen either as fine lines on weather radar imagery or else as arcs of low clouds onweathersatelliteimagery.
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Theweathersatellitesymbolizes the mission of the unit to provide support in the atmospheric sciences.
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It was operated as aweathersatelliteat several different positions until 1993, and was then placed into storage.
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The bill would permit: (1) the purchase of weather data through contracts with commercial providers, and (2) the placement ofweathersatelliteinstruments on co-hosted government or private payloads.
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The movie centers on a protagonist who plays a virtual reality online game, which suddenly turns into a race against time to stop aweathersatellitefrom destroying the world.
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Earth-synchronous weather satellites were first launched in 1974, but because they were stationed around the equator, they provided no coverage of the poles.
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Existing weather satellites are fully utilised for defence purposes, as are more conventional observational systems.
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In the main, discussion has so far focused on polar-orbiting weather satellites.
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Space systems, or weather satellites, communications satellites, navigation satellites and the like, are here to stay.
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Similarly, there may be navigational satellites and weather satellites.
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