Title :
U.S. Earth-Sensing Satellites Left Out in the Cold
fDate :
4/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The degree of precision needed to forecast hurricanes, and the future accuracy of climate modeling as well, may be in danger if recent trends in Earth-observing satellite programs persist. This paper shows why weather prediction and climate monitoring are endangered
Keywords :
artificial satellites; climatology; weather forecasting; U.S. Earth-Sensing satellites; climate monitoring; weather prediction; Cities and towns; Earth Observing System; Geoscience; Hurricanes; Instruments; NASA; Satellites; Sea measurements; Space shuttles; Weather forecasting;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2007.339645
