Title :
The NPOESS (National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System): a program overview and status update
Author :
Hinnant, Francis G. ; Swenson, Hilmer ; Haas, John M.
Author_Institution :
NPOESS Integrated Program Office, US Air Force, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Abstract :
An overview of the NPOESS program is presented with a brief history and current status of the program, and with an introduction to the individual sensors under development by the Integrated Program Office as well as future plans for transition to full operational capability
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; artificial satellites; atmospheric measuring apparatus; remote sensing; NPOESS; National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System; program overview; status update;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976113
