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ERIC Number: EJ263612
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Apr
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Satellite Weather Watch.
Summers, R. Joe
Science Teacher, v49 n4 p43-46 Apr 1982
Describes an inexpensive (about $1,500) direct-readout ground station for use in secondary school science/mathematics programs. Includes suggested activities including, among others, developing map overlays, operating station equipment, interpreting satellite data, developing weather forecasts, and using microcomputers for data storage, orbit prediction, and forecast models. (SK)
Descriptors: Earth Science, Electronics, Meteorology, Physics, Satellites (Aerospace), Science Activities, Science Education, Science Facilities, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Weather
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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