DocumentCode
761497
Title
U.S. Earth-Sensing Satellites Left Out in the Cold
Author
Upson, Sandra
Volume
44
Issue
4
fYear
2007
fDate
4/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
10
Lastpage
12
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2007.339645
Filename
4141313
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