Title :
The National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS): Improved Capabilities for Weather Forecasting and Environmental Monitoring
Author :
Stockton, Dan ; Hoffman, Carl ; Haas, John M. ; Nelson, Craig S.
Author_Institution :
NPOESS Integrated Program Office, Silver Spring, MD, USA
Abstract :
In the next decade, weather forecasters, climate researchers, and decision-makers will rely on the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) to meet many of their needs for remotely-sensed, Earth science data and information. NPOESS spacecraft will be launched into two orbital planes beginning in 2013 to provide significantly improved operational capabilities and benefits to satisfy critical civil and national security requirements for space-based, remotely sensed environmental data.
Keywords :
remote sensing; weather forecasting; AD 2013; NPOESS; National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System; climate change impacts; climate change prediction; environmental monitoring; national security requirements; remote sensing; seasonal time scales; weather forecasting; Atmospheric modeling; Instruments; Meteorology; Military satellites; Monitoring; Predictive models; Remote sensing; Space technology; Space vehicles; Weather forecasting; Remote Sensing; Satellites; Sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2807-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2808-3
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4778800
