Weather satellites : development progress and contingency gap issues /
This book focuses on the geostationary weather satellites and polar weather satellites. Geostationary environmental satellites play a critical role in our nation's weather forecasting. These satellite, which are managed by the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers,
[2014]
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| Series: | Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
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Table of Contents:
- WEATHER SATELLITES: DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS AND CONTINGENCY GAP ISSUES; WEATHER SATELLITES: DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS AND CONTINGENCY GAP ISSUES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: GEOSTATIONARY WEATHER SATELLITES:PROGRESS MADE, BUT WEAKNESSES INSCHEDULING, CONTINGENCY PLANNING, AND COMMUNICATING WITH USERSNEED TO BE ADDRESSED; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; NOAA HAS MADE PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING GOES-R, BUT CONTINUES TO FACE CHALLENGES THAT COULDINCREASE THE RISK OF A SATELLITE DATA GAP.
- NOAA HAS A PROCESS FOR MANAGING CHANGES INGOES-R REQUIREMENTS, BUT CHANGES COULD AFFECTSOME USERSNOAA DEVELOPED GOES-R CONTINGENCY PLANS, BUT WEAKNESSES INCREASE THE IMPACTOF A POTENTIAL COVERAGE GAP; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; Chapter 2: POLAR WEATHER SATELLITES: NOAA IDENTIFIED WAYS TO MITIGATE DATA GAPS, BUT CONTINGENCY PLANS AND SCHEDULES REQUIRE FURTHER ATTENTION; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND.
- Noaa has made progress on jpss development, but continues to face challenges in completings-npp products, revising the program's scope, and meeting schedulesjpss schedules demonstrate multiple bestscheduling practices, but integration problemsand other weaknesses reduce confidence in thejpss-1 launch date; noaa has analyzed alternatives for addressinggaps in satellite data, but lacks acomprehensive contingency plan; conclusion; recommendations for executive action; agency comments; appendix i: objectives, scope, and methodology.
- APPENDIX II: NOAA PLANS TO TRANSFER SELECTEDJPSS PROGRAM COMPONENTS TO THE POLAR FREEFLYER PROGRAMAPPENDIX III: ASSESSMENT OF JPSS COMPONENTSCHEDULES IMPLEMENTATION OF BESTPRACTICES IN SCHEDULING; Chapter 3: STATEMENT OF MARY E. KICZA, NESDIS ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. HEARING ON ''DYSFUNCTION IN MANAGEMENT OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE SATELLITES''; PROGRESS ON THE GOES-R SERIES PROGRAM; 2013 GAO REVIEW OF THE GOES-R SERIES PROGRAM; 2012 IRT REVIEW; 2013 GAO REVIEW OF THE JPSS PROGRAM; 2013 OIG REVIEW OF THE JPSS PROGRAM; CONCLUSION.
- Chapter 4: STATEMENT OF MARCUS A. WATKINS, DIRECTOR, JOINT AGENCY SATELLITE DIVISION, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. HEARING ON ''DYSFUNCTION IN MANAGEMENT OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE SATELLITES''JPSS ORGANIZATION IS WORKING WELL; CONCLUSION; INDEX.
