American Meteorological Society Certification Remote Sensing and Atmospheric Observation 3

Question 1

GPS radio occultation provides which type of atmospheric data?

Accepted Answer

Temperature and humidity profiles from GPS signal refraction

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Surface precipitation estimates

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Wind speed from Doppler shift

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Cloud liquid water path

Question 2

What is quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) from radar?

Accepted Answer

Estimation of rainfall rates and totals from radar reflectivity using Z-R relationships

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A qualitative description of storm intensity

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A forecast method for 24-hour precipitation

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Flood stage prediction

Question 3

Lightning detection networks like the US NLDN measure what properties of lightning strokes?

Accepted Answer

Location, time, polarity, and peak current of lightning strikes

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Thunder duration

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Cloud charge distribution only

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Flash optical intensity

Question 4

What advantage do LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites have over GEO satellites for atmospheric sounding?

Accepted Answer

Higher spatial resolution and better coverage of polar regions

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Continuous coverage of one location

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Faster data delivery to forecasters

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Longer operational lifetime

Question 5

What is the primary meteorological use of the GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI)?

Accepted Answer

Multi-band visible, near-IR, and IR imaging for cloud, moisture, and fire detection

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Upper-air temperature only

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Radar-like precipitation mapping

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GPS-based sounding

Question 6

Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer (AERI) instruments are used at ground level to retrieve what?

Accepted Answer

Continuous high-temporal-resolution temperature and moisture profiles in the boundary layer

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Surface precipitation

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Cloud albedo

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Wind direction