Self-evaluation: Pages

  1. Question 1: What are some of the differences between POES and GOES that make observations from polar orbiting satellites unique?
  2. Question 2: What observing capability or capabilities are unique to POES and not found on present GOES platforms?
  3. Question 3: If you needed routine high-resolution visible and infrared observations of cloud systems at high-latitudes, which platform (GOES or POES) would be best suited for the task?
  4. Question 4: POES observes atmospheric and surface features in what portions of the electromagnetic spectrum? Does this capability differ significantly from that available with the current GOES satellites?
  5. Question 5: How does the resolution of a field of view vary with wavelength for the NOAA POES sensors and what might be some of the implications?
  6. Question 6: What combination of POES imaging channels allows for the most effective detection of fog and stratus cloud cover?
  7. Question 7: From the following list of POES products, select products that may be used to support operational analysis and forecasting activities.
  8. Question 8: What benefits do microwave observations offer to the mix of GOES, conventional in situ, and numerical modeling data?