The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Future U.S. Operational Earth Observation System

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 351-356

  Cunningham, John D ^a   Ricker, Frederick L ^b   Nelson, Craig S ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Veridian Systems Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; EARTH (PLANET); ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ORBITS; REMOTE SENSING; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; NATIONAL SECURITY; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SPACE FLIGHT;

EARTH OBSERVATION SYSTEMS;

WEATHER SATELLITES; ORBITS;

EARTH OBSERVATION SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL DATA; INTEGRATED PROGRAM OFFICES; NATIONAL POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE SYSTEM; OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES; ORBITAL PLANES; SECURITY REQUIREMENTS; SPACE-BASED;

EID: 0242459771     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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