weather satellite
1Weather satellite — GOES 8, a United States weather satellite. The weather satellite is a type of satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the Earth. Satellites can be either polar orbiting, seeing the same swath of the Earth every 12… …
2weather satellite — noun a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below • Syn: ↑meteorological satellite • Hypernyms: ↑satellite, ↑artificial satellite, ↑orbiter * * * weather satellite noun A satellite used for the study of cloud formations and… …
3weather satellite — n. satellite used to monitor the weather and for weather forecasting …
4weather satellite. — See meteorological satellite. [1955 60] * * * …
5weather satellite — any of a class of Earth satellites designed to monitor meteorological conditions (see Earth satellite). * * * …
6weather satellite. — See meteorological satellite. [1955 60] …
7Defense Weather Satellite System — The Defense Weather Satellite System (DWSS)[1] is a United States Department of Defense weather satellite system to be built by Northrop Grumman Corporation[2] projected for launch in 2018.[3] DWSS is a follow on for the Defense Meteorological… …
8Weather forecasting — weather forecaster redirects here. For other uses, see Weatherman (disambiguation). Forecast of surface pressures five days into the future for the north Pacific, North America, and north Atlantic ocean. Weather forecasting is the application of… …
9Weather control — is the act of manipulating or altering certain aspects of the environment to produce desirable changes in weather.History of weather controlSome American Indians had rituals which they believed could induce rain. The Finnish people, on the other… …
10Weather station — at Mildura Airport, Victoria, Australia. A weather station is a facility, either on land or sea, with instruments and equipment for observing atmospheric conditions to provide information for weather forecasts and to study the weather and climate …
