About the Author |
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Acronyms |
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1 Introduction to Meteorological Satellites |
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A History of Weather Forecasting |
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Early Meteorological Instrumentation |
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The Evolution of Weather Satellites |
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Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellites |
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Geostationary Weather Satellites |
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16 | (3) |
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3 Examining the Tools of Space Meteorology |
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Types of Meteorological Satellites |
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Spin Stabilized Satellites |
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Three-Axis Stabilized Satellites |
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Comparison of Polar-Orbiting and GEO Satellites |
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Evolution of Sensing Techniques |
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24 | (4) |
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Data Synthesis and International Data Exchange |
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28 | (5) |
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4 U.S. Meteorological Satellites |
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The Development Role of NASA |
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The Operational Role of NOAA |
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DOD's Mission Objectives for Meteorological Satellites |
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Tri-Agency Partnership and Coordination |
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37 | (1) |
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Polar-Orbiting Meteorological Satellites |
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38 | (6) |
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Geostationary Orbiting Meteorological Satellites |
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5 European Meteorological Satellites and EUMETSAT |
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First European Satellite Developments |
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51 | (2) |
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The Beginnings of Meteosat |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (4) |
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European Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellites |
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58 | (5) |
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6 Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian Meteorological Satellites |
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Russian Meteorological Satellites |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (2) |
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GOMS-Electro Geostationary Satellites |
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67 | (1) |
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Chinese Meteorological Satellites |
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69 | (1) |
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FengYun1 Polar-Orbiting Satellites |
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70 | (1) |
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FengYun2 Geostationary Satellites |
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71 | (1) |
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FengYun3 Second Generation Polar-Orbiting Satellites |
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72 | (1) |
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FengYun4 Second Generation Geostationary Satellites |
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73 | (1) |
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Japanese Meteorological Satellites |
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74 | (1) |
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74 | (3) |
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Indian Meteorological Satellites |
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77 | (1) |
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Indian Polar-Orbiting Satellites |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (4) |
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7 International Collaboration in Meteorological Satellite Systems |
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) |
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Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) |
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91 | (4) |
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8 Evolving and Future Capabilities |
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9 Meteorological and Remote-Sensing Satellites in Monitoring Climate Change |
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Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Essential Climate Variables |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (3) |
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Precipitation and Cloud Patterns |
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113 | (3) |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (3) |
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Meeting Long-term Climate Monitoring Requirements |
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121 | (3) |
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10 Top Ten Things to Know About Meteorological Satellites |
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