AS200-C3L3 - VQ

A device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return and the direction from which it returns.

• Radar

• Satellite

• Dropsonde

• Radiosonde

An artificial object placed in orbit around the earth to collect information or for communication.

• Radar

• Satellite

• Dropsonde

• Radiosonde

An instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level.

• Weather vane

• Altimeter

• Hydrometer

• Anemometer

A service provided by FAA-trained and certified ground-based personnel who are responsible for monitoring and managing aircraft traffic through all phases of flight in a specific airspace.

• Air Traffic Control (ATC)

• Air Traffic Monitoring Service (ATMS)

• Air Traffic Administration (ATA)

• Department of Transportation (DOT)

People who track extreme storms.

• Climatologist

• Storm chasers

• Meteorologists

• Aviation forecaster

Cylindrical instruments used to gather weather data from inside a hurricane.

• Radars

• Satellites

• Dropsondes

• Radiosondes

A small cubic instrumentation package that is suspended below a six-foot hydrogen or helium balloon.

• Radar

• Satellite

• Dropsonde

• Radiosonde

An expert in weather forecasting.

• Climatologist

• Storm chasers

• Meteorologists

• Aviation forecaster

Graphic charts that depict current or forecasted weather.

• Surface charts

• Weather charts

• Weather depiction chart

• Significant weather prognostic chart

A device that measures the transmission of light in the atmosphere.

• Hygrometer

• Anemometer

• Psychrometer

• Transmissometer