NOAA KLM user's guide / edited by Geoffrey Goodrum, Katherine B. Kidwell, Wayne Winston ; contributors, Roberto Aleman ... [and others].

Format:

Datafile

Government document

Contributor:

Goodrum, Geoffrey.

Kidwell, Katherine B.

Winston, Wayne.

Alemán Z., Roberto R., 1921-2009.

National Climatic Data Center (U.S.). Satellite Services Branch.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Satellite meteorology--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Satellite meteorology.

Meteorological satellites--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Meteorological satellites.

United States.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

1 computer optical disc : color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

monochrome

Place of Publication:

Asheville, N.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Climatic Data Center, Climate Services Division, Satellite Services Branch, 1999.

System Details:

System requirements: IBM-PC or compatible; Windows 3.1 or Windows 9x; World Wide Web browswer capable of supporting embedded graphics and the HTML v3.2 draft specification; CD-ROM drive.

Disk characteristics: CD-ROM.

data file

Summary:

Describes the spacecraft characteristics, orbital considerations, sensor package, real-time data systems for local users, tracking procedures to acquire data from real-time transmission system sensors, ingest and preprocessing, calibration, and formats for level 1b data and operational products of the NOAA-K through NOAA-M polar orbiter series of satellites.

Notes:

Title from title screen.

Disc includes offline HTML browser software for users lacking a browser and Internet access.

Updated version also available in an online ed.

Description based on: "Version 1.0, July 1999"--Disc label, "May 1999"--Computer screen.

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available online from NODC home page.

OCLC:

42662472