NOAA Satellite Requirements Forecast.

Abstract

Environmental satellites have been an essential component of NOAA's global observing system for 25 years. This report offers a projection of NOAA's requirements for satellite data and services covering the next 15 years. These requirements derive from the mission responsibilities of NOAA's public service and research agencies; the National Weather Service, the National Ocean Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service operates the Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) systems and provides data archive and distribution services to the public and private sectors. The satellite support needed to help meet their mission goals through the end of this century are presented as they have been identified by each agency. The requirements specified in this report will be a major factor in the long-range planning for NOAA's future satellite programs. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA165244

Entities

People

  • D. Cotter
  • D. Montgomery
  • F. Zbar
  • L. Fisher
  • T. Pyle

Organizations

  • National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Climate Change
  • Communication Systems
  • Detection
  • Environment
  • Fish
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Ocean Currents
  • Ocean Waves
  • Oceanography
  • Remote Sensing
  • Topography
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites