NOAA's role in space-based global precipitation estimation and application / Committee on the Future of Rainfall Measuring Missions, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Future of Rainfall Measuring Missions.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

United States.

Rain and rainfall.

Meteorology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) uses precipitation data in many applications including hurricane forecasting. Currently, NOAA uses data collected from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite that was launched in 1997 by NASA in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. NASA is now making plans to launch the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission in 2013 to succeed TRMM, which was originally intended as a 3 to 5 year mission but has enough fuel to orbit until 2012. The GPM mission consists of a "core" research satellite flying with other "constellation" satellites to provide global precipitation data products at three-hour intervals. This book is the second in a 2-part series from the National Research Council on the future of rainfall measuring missions. The book recommends that NOAA begin its GPM mission preparations as soon as possible and that NOAA develop a strategic plan for the mission using TRMM experience as a guide. The first book in the series, Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (December 2004), recommended that the TRMM mission be extended as long as possible because of the quality, uniqueness, and many uses of its data. NASA has officially extended the TRMM mission until 2009.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Lessons from TRMM Applicable to the GPM Mission""; ""3 Precipitation Data in NOAA Operations""; ""4 NOAA Preparation for Early Exploitation of New Space-Based Precipitation Data""; ""5 NOAA Roadmap to Prepare for Future Space-Based Global Precipitation Missions""; ""References""; ""Contributors to the Study Process""; ""Appendixes""; ""A NOAA White Paper: NOAA Cooperation with NASA on the Global Precipitation Mission""; ""B NOAA's Near-, Mid-, and Long-Term Goals""

""C NASA Reauthorization Bill: NASA-NOAA Coordination""""D Committee Biographies""; ""E Acronyms""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-108).

ISBN:

9786610844562

9780309179355

0309179351

9781280844560

1280844566

9780309664530

0309664535

OCLC:

923276645