MARN 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Satellite Navigation, Loran, Mercator Projection
4 Sep 2018
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Time zones are equally spaced in columns over ocean, but crooked and messed up over land. Detect speed of approaching cars in opposite lane. Loran lines of position help boats determine where they are. Land stations that receive data in kwajalein, hawaii, colorado springs, ascension. Turtles haven"t evolved much in 200,000,000 years. They use magnetic fields to find their mating and feeding grounds. Imagine putting earth inside a giant coffee can. Imagine a party hat on one of earth"s poles. Imagine a disk on top of one of earth"s poles. The most inaccurate form is that which is farthest of the surface of the earth. Most common, and retains most accurate country shape. Retains accurate size proportion, but not shape. Rivers and lakes . 036% (510 x 103) Oceans and ocean ice 97. 957% (1,370,323 x 103) Which hemisphere has more water? (north or south)
