Weather satellites

United States, 1965

Film
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Explains the importance of weather satellites in recording and relaying pictures of wind and cloud patterns to strategically located receiving stations, thereby enabling meteorologists to spot the early formation of dangerous conditions such as typhoons, hurricanes and tornadoes.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Language

English

Duration

00:14:17:00

Colour

Colour

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