2.11.1 - Satellite Remote Sensing
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Practice Questions
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What does TRMM stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about what TRMM is designed to measure.
Name a satellite responsible for soil moisture monitoring.
💡 Hint: Consider what types of satellites monitor land data.
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What type of data does TRMM collect?
💡 Hint: Remember what TRMM stands for.
True or False: GRACE measures changes in Earth's gravity field.
💡 Hint: Think about how gravity relates to water balance.
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Consider a region experiencing severe drought. How would data from TRMM and GRACE assist local water managers?
💡 Hint: Think about how rainfall data correlates with groundwater availability.
Critically discuss the limitations of satellite data in comparison to in-field measurements for hydrology.
💡 Hint: Consider the differences between aerial and ground perspectives.
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