Author Question: Scatterometers: A) are scattered through a hurricane by an aircraft flying overhead. B) send out ... (Read 32 times)

crazycityslicker · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

Scatterometers:

A) are scattered through a hurricane by an aircraft flying overhead.
B) send out signals that bounce off of the debris being lifted by the winds in a hurricane.
C) estimate wind speeds based on how radiation is scattered from the surface of the ocean.
D) are a type of radar that is mounted to ships that sail the perimeter of hurricanes.

Question 2

The primary force causing ocean currents is:

A) the earth's elliptical orbit around the Sun.
B) the major winds.
C) the earth's rotation about its axis.
D) temperature differences between cold water below and warm water above.
E) the Coriolis effect.