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ERIC Number: EJ409402
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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Direct Satellite Communication. Easy-to-Prepare Hardware.
Tillery, John
Science Teacher, v57 n3 p56-57 Mar 1990
Described is the use of the microcomputer and interfacing equipment to obtain weather data from meteorological satellites. Equipment necessary for this type of remote sensing, including constructing and/or obtaining the necessary hardware and software is discussed. Ideas for the integration of this material into the curriculum are presented. (CW)
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education, Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Procedures, Meteorology, Microcomputers, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Equipment, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Weather
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Remote Sensing