GEO 125

Physical Geography

Monitoring the Earth's Atmosphere

Visual observations

Use of weather balloons to gather radiosounde data

Use of aircraft

• Monitoring air quality
• Studying physical process of storms such as hurricane

Use of satellites

• TIROS
• NIMBUS
• GOES

Doppler radar

National lightning dection network

Video cameras

TOTO (on-the-ground instrument package to monitor physics of a tornado)

Main Menu