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1. Question
What is the term for the amount of power returning to the radar, which is commonly used to indicate the intensity of the thunderstorm?
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2. Question
What’s the name for the radar scanning patterns?
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3. Question
Which satellite orbit has a higher altitude above the surface of the Earth?
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4. Question
Weather satellites are an example of what type of sensing?
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What is the name for the pack of weather instruments attached to weather balloons?
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6. Question
The heated tipping bucket is used to measure what variable?
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