Labels:text | screenshot OCR: WEATHER SATELLITES THERE ARE TWO TYPES of weather satellites. Those in geostationary orbit keep a constant watch over about one third of the Earth. Others, in polar orbits, can cover the whole surface about once every 12 hours. Weather satellites measure ground and air temperatures, record wind speeds and cloud movements, and map rainfall areas. This information allows meteorologists to STORM BREWING forecast the weather. This satellite view shows Polar orbit thunderstorms over the Ivory WATCHING THE WEATHER Coast in West Africa. The Russian Meteor weather satellites are in polar orbits while Meteosat is in geostationary orbit. Meteosat (ESA) Geostationary orbit Russian Meteor SEL FACT NEXT ALSO FILE
