GNSS radio occultation
Okay little one, do you know what GPS is? It's that thing in mommy's phone that helps her find directions. But GPS is not just for finding directions. It's also used to study things like the weather and the atmosphere around our Earth.
GNSS radio occultation is a way to use GPS signals to study the atmosphere. It's kind of like a game of hide and seek. The GPS satellite sends signals down to Earth, but when it goes through the atmosphere, it gets bent a little bit. Imagine you're playing hide and seek and you see a clue under a door, but you can't quite reach it. You might ask your friend to slide it under the door, but it might have a little bend in it as it comes through.
Scientists use special satellites with antennas that can pick up these bent GPS signals. They can then use computers to figure out how much the signal got bent, and this can tell them how the atmosphere is behaving. Just like how you can tell if there's something in the way of the ball you're trying to catch by the way it bounces.
This information helps scientists learn more about the atmosphere, like how hot it is, how wet it is, and how it's moving. And this helps us better understand our planet, which can help us take better care of it. Any more questions, little one?
GNSS radio occultation is a way to use GPS signals to study the atmosphere. It's kind of like a game of hide and seek. The GPS satellite sends signals down to Earth, but when it goes through the atmosphere, it gets bent a little bit. Imagine you're playing hide and seek and you see a clue under a door, but you can't quite reach it. You might ask your friend to slide it under the door, but it might have a little bend in it as it comes through.
Scientists use special satellites with antennas that can pick up these bent GPS signals. They can then use computers to figure out how much the signal got bent, and this can tell them how the atmosphere is behaving. Just like how you can tell if there's something in the way of the ball you're trying to catch by the way it bounces.
This information helps scientists learn more about the atmosphere, like how hot it is, how wet it is, and how it's moving. And this helps us better understand our planet, which can help us take better care of it. Any more questions, little one?