Options to ensure the climate record from the NPOESS and GOES-R spacecraft : a workshop report /
In 2000, the nation's next-generation National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) program anticipated purchasing six satellites for $6.5 billion, with a first launch in 2008. By November 2005, however, it became apparent that NPOESS would overrun its cost estimat...
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Preface
- Acknowledgment of Reviewers
- Contents
- Summary
- 1. Implications of the NPOESS Nunn-McCurdy Certification and the Descoping of GOES-R
- HES Cancellation and GOES-R
- The NASA-NOAA Study
- 2. Summary of the Workshop Sessions
- Workshop Summary
- Day 1
- Workshop Summary
- Day 2
- Workshop Summary
- Day 3
- 3. Cross-Cutting Issues
- Synergy Versus Competition with Decadal Survey
- Continuity of Long-term Records Versus New Measurements
- Measurement Teams
- Calibration and Characterization (Pre-, In-, Post-flight)
- Formation Flying
- Stability Requirements Particular to Climate Studies
- Integration on NPOESS Versus Free Flyers: Large Versus Small Programs
- Structural Issues Associated with Procurement of Sensors That Support Climate Science
- Appendixes
- Appendix A: Statement of Task
- Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
- Appendix C: Mitigation Approaches Presented by NASA and NOAA at the Workshop
- Appendix D: Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members.
