ESS55
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
Remote Sensing
qBy measuring the amounts of solar and infrared radiation, satellites can give us information of the atmosphere, such as
temperature, cloudiness,
water vapor,..
qThere are two types of weather satellites:
(1)GEO (Geostationary Earth Orbit)
satellites
(2)LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites
(from Meteorology: Understanding the Atmosphere)