Download or read book U S Weather Satellites and Services written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book U S Weather Satellites and Services written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Weather Satellites written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book From Research to Operations in Weather Satellites and Numerical Weather Prediction written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-09-07 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This workshop report examines the capability of the forecast system to efficiently transfer weather and climate research findings into improved operational forecast capabilities. It looks in particular at the Environmental Modeling Center of the National Weather Service and environmental observational satellite programs. Using these examples, the report identifies several shortcomings in the capability to transition from research to operations. Successful transitions from R&D to operational implementation requires (1) understanding of the importance (and risks) of the transition, (2) development and maintenance of appropriate transition plans, (3) adequate resource provision, and (4) continuous feedback (in both directions) between the R&D and operational activities.
Download or read book First Five Years of the Environmental Satellite Program an Assessment written by USA National Environmental Satellite Service and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Weather Satellites written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Satellite Activities of NOAA written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Satellite Activities of NOAA written by United States. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The GOES R Series written by Steven J. Goodman and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2019-10-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The GOES-R Series: A New Generation of Geostationary Environmental Satellites introduces the reader to the most significant advance in weather technology in a generation. The world’s new constellation of geostationary operational environmental satellites (GOES) are in the midst of a drastic revolution with their greatly improved capabilities that provide orders of magnitude improvements in spatial, temporal and spectral resolution. Never before have routine observations been possible over such a wide area. Imagine satellite images over the full disk every 10 or 15 minutes and monitoring of severe storms, cyclones, fires and volcanic eruptions on the scale of minutes. Introduces the GOES-R Series, with chapters on each of its new products Provides an overview of how to read new satellite images Includes full-color images and online animations that demonstrate the power of this new technology
Download or read book NOAA Products and Services of the National Weather Service National Environmental Satellite Service Environmental Data Service and the Environmental Research Laboratories written by United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Future of the Nation s Weather Services written by United States. National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book First Five Years of the Environmental Satellite Program an Assessment written by United States. National Environmental Satellite Service and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Meteorological Satellite Systems written by Su-Yin Tan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Meteorological Satellite Systems” is a primer on weather satellites and their Earth applications. This book reviews historic developments and recent technological advancements in GEO and polar orbiting meteorological satellites. It explores the evolution of these remote sensing technologies and their capabilities to monitor short- and long-term changes in weather patterns in response to climate change. Satellites developed by various countries, such as U.S. meteorological satellites, EUMETSAT, and Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Indian satellite platforms are reviewed. This book also discusses international efforts to coordinate meteorological remote sensing data collection and sharing. This title provides a ready and quick reference for information about meteorological satellites. It serves as a useful tool for a broad audience that includes students, academics, private consultants, engineers, scientists, and teachers.
Download or read book The Federal Plan for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research written by and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Complete Guide to Weather Satellites written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique collection of government documents provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of current and planned American weather satellites, with material from NOAA, NASA, and independent reviews of the troubled replacement program. Contents: Launch Delayed - NOAA Faces Key Decisions on Timing of Future Satellites * Improvements Needed in NOAA's Mitigation Strategies as It Prepares for Potential Satellite Coverage Gaps * Polar Weather Satellites - NOAA Needs To Prepare for Near-term Data Gaps * Geostationary Weather Satellites - Launch Date Nears, but Remaining Schedule Risks Need to be Addressed * History of the NOAA Satellite Program * NOAA Satellite Conference 2015 Summary Report * NOAA-N Satellite, POES Program * NOAA Response - A Review of NOAA's Satellite Program: A Way Forward * NOAA's GOES R - Next Generation Satellite * NOAA Knows...Earth-Observing Satellites * Options for Modernizing Military Weather Satellites * Bridging the Gap: America's Weather Satellites and Weather Forecasting The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) $10.9 billion Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) program recently delayed the planned launch of the first satellite in the new series from March 2016 to October 2016. Based on its ongoing work, GAO found that the decision to delay the launch was due to poor schedule performance over the last few years (losing more than 10 days a month on average), recent technical issues with key components, and little schedule margin as the program entered integration testing. The October 2016 launch date may also be delayed if additional technical challenges arise or if schedule performance remains poor. NOAA recently changed assumptions about the expected lifespan of existing GOES satellites from 7 to 10 years based on the longevity of prior satellites. However, the analysis supporting this change is over 10 years old. Even with this extension, NOAA may fall short of its policy of having 2 operational satellites and 1 backup satellite in orbit. The agency faces an 11 month gap in backup coverage until GOES-R is operational, during which time there would be only 2 operational satellites. Any further delays in the GOES-R launch date could exacerbate that gap. NOAA is now facing important decisions on when to launch the remaining satellites in the GOES-R series to maximize satellite coverage while minimizing development and storage costs. Based on its ongoing work, GAO found that NOAA's $11.3 billion Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program is making progress toward the planned launch of the JPSS-1 satellite in March 2017. However, the program has experienced technical issues that have affected internal schedule deadlines, such as an issue with debris in an instrument's subsystem that delayed its delivery by approximately 8 months, and faces key risks in the remainder of development. NOAA is also facing the risk of a potential near-term gap in polar data prior to the launch of the JPSS-1 satellite. Similar to the decision on the GOES satellites, in April 2015, NOAA revised its assumptions about the expected life of the satellite that is currently in-orbit by adding up to 4 years, which would reduce the chance of a near-term gap. However, risks to the performance and health of the on-orbit satellite, and to development of the JPSS-2 satellite could increase the risk of a gap. Also, NOAA faces key decisions on timing the development and launch of the remaining JPSS satellites to ensure satellite continuity while balancing the possibility that satellites could last much longer than anticipated.
Download or read book Continuity of NOAA Satellites written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-03-03 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service Modernization and Weather Satellite Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We appreciate the opportunity to join in today's hearing to discuss our work in two areas that are the responsibility of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). At your request, we will discuss the status of the National Weather Service (NWS) systems modernization and the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) program. In brief, although NWS is nearing completion of its systems modernization effort, it still faces important challenges. During the coming year, NWS plans to finish commissioning' the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS), the final system of the modernization. At the same time, NWS is developing additional AWIPS system capabilities to be implemented in the future. According to NWS, these additional capabilities are needed for AWIPS to improve radar and satellite data processing and to provide weather forecasters with a full range of interactive forecasting techniques. The agency is also developing a systems architecture to provide a blueprint for future systems acquisitions. Regarding the GOES program, NOAA continues to deploy weather satellites to ensure adequate satellite coverage. However, because of unexpected problems, satellite coverage is currently at risk and will remain so until a new satellite is successfully launched. NOAA plans to launch the new satellite in May 2000. To ensure continued satellite coverage beyond the current satellite series, NOAA is planning for the program's near- and long-term future. The approach we used to perform this work-our objectives, scope, and methodology-are provided in appendix I.
