Practice Satellite Remote Sensing (2.11.1) - Global Water Budget - Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering

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Question 1.
What does TRMM stand for?
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Think about what TRMM is designed to measure.
Question 2.
Name a satellite responsible for soil moisture monitoring.
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Consider what types of satellites monitor land data.
3Question 3.
What type of data does TRMM collect?
- Soil moisture
- Tropical rainfall
- Groundwater levels
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Remember what TRMM stands for.
4Question 4.
True or False: GRACE measures changes in Earth's gravity field.
- True
- False
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Think about how gravity relates to water balance.
Question 5.
Consider a region experiencing severe drought. How would data from TRMM and GRACE assist local water managers?
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Think about how rainfall data correlates with groundwater availability.
Question 6.
Critically discuss the limitations of satellite data in comparison to in-field measurements for hydrology.
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Consider the differences between aerial and ground perspectives.

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