Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellites : Agencies Must Act Quickly To Address Risks That Jeopardize the Continuity of Weather and Climate Data.

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 (48 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

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

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Report assessing NOAA and DOD efforts to restructure the national polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system (NPOESS), a satellite system designed to integrate the satellite needs of NASA, NOAA, and DOD, and establish separate satellite programs, evaluating status and risks of NPOESS components still under development, and examining implications of using demonstration satellite data operationally.

Notes:

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Microfiche version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellites

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