Weather satellites: development progress and contingency gap issues
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| 505 | 8 | |a 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. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 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. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 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 | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 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. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 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. | |
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| contents | 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 Administration (NOAA), provide information on atmospheric, oceanic, climatic, and solar conditions that help meteorologists observe and predict regional and local weather events. They also provide a means of identifying the large-scale evolution of severe storms, such as forecasting a hurricane's path and intensit 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. |
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| spelling | Weather satellites development progress and contingency gap issues Sherril G. Ryder, editor New York Nova Science Publishers [2014] © 2014 1 online resource (152 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Environmental science, engineering and technology series Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 28, 2013) 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 Administration (NOAA), provide information on atmospheric, oceanic, climatic, and solar conditions that help meteorologists observe and predict regional and local weather events. They also provide a means of identifying the large-scale evolution of severe storms, such as forecasting a hurricane's path and intensit 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. Geostationary satellites Meteorological satellites Satellite meteorology / Government policy / United States TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General) bisacsh Politik Geostationary satellites Satellite meteorology Government policy United States USA Ryder, Sherril G. Sonstige oth Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Ryder, Sherril G . Weather Satellites : Development Progress and Contingency Gap Issues |
| spellingShingle | 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 Administration (NOAA), provide information on atmospheric, oceanic, climatic, and solar conditions that help meteorologists observe and predict regional and local weather events. They also provide a means of identifying the large-scale evolution of severe storms, such as forecasting a hurricane's path and intensit 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. Geostationary satellites Meteorological satellites Satellite meteorology / Government policy / United States TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General) bisacsh Politik Geostationary satellites Satellite meteorology Government policy United States |
| title | Weather satellites development progress and contingency gap issues |
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| title_full | Weather satellites development progress and contingency gap issues Sherril G. Ryder, editor |
| title_fullStr | Weather satellites development progress and contingency gap issues Sherril G. Ryder, editor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Weather satellites development progress and contingency gap issues Sherril G. Ryder, editor |
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