Satellites
Name of the satellite which captures "stationary" views of the Earth
What is GOES?
CO2, CH4, H2O.. etc
What are greenhouse gasses?
The range of wavelengths that energy can exist as
What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
Things on Earth with the highest albedo
What are ice, clouds, snow? (anything very white)
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What are Scioly Co-Captains
The amount of information is perceived by a satellite's sensor in "bits"
What is radiometric resolution?
This greenhouse gas is responsible for the highest total heat absorption into the atmosphere
CO2
Fraction of incoming solar radiation that is reflected by a surface
What is albedo?
satellite indicator of high-altitude clouds
What are low temperature SSTs?
Winner of NY States last year
What is syosett
Instrument on satellites measures atmospheric temperature, moisture, and pressure
What is the advanced technology microwave sounder (ATMS)?
Comprises ~21% of the Earth's atmosphere
What is oxygen?
Process by which RADAR is used to locate mountains and other large structures under the sea
What is altimetric bathymetry
Radio signal occurring when precipitation wraps around the backside of an updraft
What is a hook echo?
What is the water cycle song?
This satellite's first mission was the tropical rainfall measuring mission
What is CERES/Cloud and Earth Radiant Energy System?
The net incoming and outgoing radiation on Earth
What is the net global energy balance?
The collapse of radiation emitted by an object as in shorter wavelengths
what is the ultraviolet catastrophe?
describes circulation in the Pacific through a rising and falling region
What is the Walker Circulation?
Game played at the team picnics involving a material with high tension and two opposing teams
cooler eliminating thermal energy which may disrupt light detection
OCO-2 cryocooler
What is sulfur hexafluoride?
The pattern of returning wavelengths as they reflect at different times as they hit different structures on the surface
What is waveform?
What is NEXRAD? (can also say doppler radar)
This team got 4th at the NYC North Regionals in 2024
What is bronx science team C?