Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission core spacecraft systems engineering challenges

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6361, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Bundas, David J ^a   O'Neill, Deborah ^a   Rhee, Michael ^a   Feild, Thomas ^a   Meadows, Gary ^b   Patterson, Peter ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Precipitation; Spacecraft; Systems engineering

Indexed keywords

GEOLOCATION BUDGETING; SPACECRAFT CHARGING;

FLOOD CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPACECRAFT; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

EID: 33845625664     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.692340     Document Type: Conference Paper

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