Environmental Satellites : Strategy Needed To Sustain Critical Climate and Space Weather Measurements.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artificial satellites.

Government information.

Meteorology--Research.

Meteorology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (51 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Report assessing plans for restoring capabilities that were removed from National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System, a satellite system designed to integrate the satellite needs of NASA, NOAA, and DOD, and geostationary operational environmental satellite-r (GOES-R) series acquisitions, and examining Federal efforts to establish a strategy for the long-term provision of satellite-provided climate and space weather data.

GOES-R is a new series of meteorological satellites developed with NASA assistance that are designed for severe storm observation and weather forecasting.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection (last viewed Feb. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

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Other Format:

Microfiche version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Environmental Satellites

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