An El Niño event is considered a [seasonal**/interannual/decadal/long-term] climate cycle whereas
ENSO is considered a [seasonal/interannual**/decadal/long-term] climate cycle.
Which climate cycles last on the order of about a year?
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Quasi-Biennial Oscillation **
North Atlantic Oscillation **
Madden-Julian Oscillation
Pacific Decadal Oscillation
Environmental satellites monitor [a few/some**/all] of the Essential Climate Variables.
Most climate cycles impact:
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Regional and/or global weather patterns **
Other climate cycles at the same scale **
Climate cycles at different scales **
Which statements are true of geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites?
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Polar orbiters can monitor long-term changes that are not dependent on time of day **
Geostationary satellites view the whole planet during each pass
Polar orbiters provide more frequent updates than geostationary satellites
Cloud cover is increasingly being seen as an important factor in climate xx because xxx.
Unlike other observing systems used to monitor climate, satellites can:
 Measure a wide set of variables for all of the climate systems **
 Provide spatially consistent measurements**
 Sample the entire Earth on a continuous basis **
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The Quasi-Biennial Oscillation is a:
 Reversal of sea surface temperature patterns in different parts of the Pacific Ocean
 Fluctuation in pressure patterns, which lasts from months to several years
 Reversal of winds in the lower stratosphere**
Satellite monitoring of sea surface temperatures helps scientists directly detect and monitor: [question
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El Niño and La Niña events **
Madden-Julian Oscillation **
Quasi-Biennial Oscillation
North Atlantic Oscillation **
Pacific Decadal Oscillation***
What capabilities do microwave sensors bring to climate monitoring?
 Can see through cloud cover to observe the land surface
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What capabilities do sounding instruments bring to climate monitoring?
 Can monitor ozone
What capabilities do microwave sensors bring to climate monitoring?
 Can see through cloud cover to observe the land surface
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What capabilities do satellites bring to monitoring greenhouse gas emissions?
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 text: Concerns about Earth’s climate and the potential for climate change have increased the
need for international observations of greenhouse gas emissions and climate monitoring on a
global scale. Only satellite observations can deliver this type of global data. They help scientists
define the distribution of greenhouse gases, quantify their sources and sinks, and monitor their
transport. Satellites also help with assessing the relative importance of trace gases in chemical
reactions throughout the atmosphere
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Satellite-based microwave instruments are useful for monitoring snow cover while satellite sounders are
useful for monitoring (
should we ask about satellites and atmospheric temperature monitoring?