Environmental Satellites Features and Acquisition Plans

Name: Environmental Satellites Features and Acquisition Plans
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ISBN: 9781620811115

ISBN-10: 1620811111

ISBN-13: 9781620811115

Edition: 2012

Authors: James E. Davis, Gregory F. Thompson

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Operational geostationary environmental satellites play a critical role in our nation's weather forecasting. These satellites - which are managed by the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - provide critical information on atmospheric, oceanic, climatic, and solar conditions that help meteorologists observe and predict global and local weather events. They also provide a means to identify severe storm conditions, such as hurricanes and tornadoes, and to track the movement and intensity of these storms once they develop. This book examines the status of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) acquisition; with a focus on…

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List price: $47.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 82
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

James E. Davis is William and Charlotte Gardner Professor of History and Professor of Geography at Illinois College. He is the author of FRONTIER AMERICA, 1800-1840: A COMPARATIVE DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE SETTLEMENT PROCESS (1977), DREAMS TO DUST (1989), and a number of articles, monographs, edited works, and reviews. Professor Davis is recipient of the Harry J. Dunbaugh Distinguished Professor Award for outstanding teaching (1981 and 1993) and was an NEH Fellow in St. Petersburg and Moscow, where he studied Russian architecture and art. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Illinois State Historical Society and as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of… the JOURNAL OF ILLINOIS HISTORY.