 earth’s major biomes

- The brightness on a radar image depends on

how "reflective" the surface is. Bright parts of
a radar image are strong radar reflectors on
the ground, while dark parts of the image
represent surfaces that reflect very little
energy back to the radar. This reflectivity is
called "radar backscatter", and varies as a
function of incidence angle and the type of
surface that is being imaged.
- sunlight provides energy for photo chemical
processes and melt clouds to release trapped
compounds.
- Longer wavelength, higher penetration.
Different wavelength, different colors
- "incidence angle", which is the angle at which
the radar beam hits the surface. Incidence
angles of radar data shown typically range
from 20 to 60 degrees
- "radar swath" can be of different widths
depending on the radar used. Typically, this
value is between
Global climatic effects of an
El Nino – Southern
Oscillation. Torrnetial rains
caused widespread flooding
and mudslides, droughts led
to massive wild fires, ice
storms 
Earth’s current climate
zones, showing the major
contributing ocean currents
and drifts