Remote Sensing of Global Change (atmosphere)

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The word occultation comes from what what root?

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\[ \it{Limb}\] \[ \it{sounding} \] is the name given to what kind of measurement of the atmosphere?

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There are three viewing configurations typically used for atmospheric remote sensing - what are they (click the three you think are correct):

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Absorption lines of a particular gas are centred on discrete wavelengths because...

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In terms of the monitoring capacity of different atmospheric sounders, nadir sounders have ❌ horizontal resolution but ❌ vertical resolution compared to limb sounders.

better

poorer

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The key advantages of limb sounding over nadir sounding for measuring very small gas concentrations are (choose all the ones you think are true):

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6,000 K

2,000 K

300 K

High energy is good for occultation

Low energy is good for sounding

Section in the University of Edinburgh course: Remote Sensing of Global Change

Remote Sensing of Global Change (atmosphere)

The word occultation comes from what what root?

\[ \it{Limb}\] \[ \it{sounding} \] is the name given to what kind of measurement of the atmosphere?

There are three viewing configurations typically used for atmospheric remote sensing - what are they (click the three you think are correct):

Absorption lines of a particular gas are centred on discrete wavelengths because...

In terms of the monitoring capacity of different atmospheric sounders, nadir sounders have ❌ horizontal resolution but ❌ vertical resolution compared to limb sounders.

The key advantages of limb sounding over nadir sounding for measuring very small gas concentrations are (choose all the ones you think are true):

Add the appropriate labels.