National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Civil Assets for Department of Defense Use

Abstract

This note describes the civil satellite and ground station assets owned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and documents the existing relationship between NOAA and the Department of Defense (DOD) as a basis for DOD use of these assets during times of declared national emergency. NOAA is legally required to coordinate its programs with the DOD and provide peacetime assistance in planning for DOD's wartime duties. The authors discuss deficiencies in this relationship and make recommendations for improvements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA237694

Entities

People

  • J. J. Milanese
  • K. M. Poehlmann

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Commerce
  • Ecology
  • Emergencies
  • Geodetic Surveys
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Meteorological Data
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Space Systems
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers

Technology Areas

  • Space