This compendium includes plans and events known to the authors through January 1987. Compilation of the information began in 1967. This document is intended: (1) as a historical record of all satellites and instrumentation that has been useful for meteorological research or operational uses; and (2) as a working document to be used to assist meteorologists in identifying meteorological satellites, locating data from these satellites, and understanding experiment operation which is related to satellite data that may be of interest to them. A summary of all known launched satellites for all countries and their experiments, which were concerned with meteorological operations or research, are included. Programs covered include AEM, Apollo, ATS, Bhaskara, Cosmos, Discoverer, DMSP, DOD, DODGE, EOLE, ERBE, ESSA, Explorer, Gemini, GMS, GOES/SMS, INSAT, IRS, LANDSAT, Mercury, Meteor 1 and 2, Meteosat, Molniya, MOS, Nimbus, NOAA (1-5)/ITOS, NOAA (6,7,D)/TIROS-N, NOAA (8-10, H-J)/ATN, Salyut, Seasat, Shuttle 1, Shuttle 2: Spacelab, Skylab, Soyuz, TIROS, TOPEX, Vanguard, Voskhod, Vostok, and Zond.
Compendium of Meteorological Space Programs, Satellites, and Experiments
1988
285 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Astronautics , Meteorological Instruments & Instrument Platforms , Meteorological Data Collection, Analysis, & Weather , Meteorological satellites , Spaceborne experiments , Esa satellites , French satellites , Indian spacecraft , Meteorology , Soviet satellites , Space programs , Ats , Discoverer satellites , Dmsp satellites , Earth radiation budget experiment , Eole satellites , Meteosat satellite , Molniya satellites , Nimbus 6 satellite , Noaa satellites , Salyut space station , Seasat 1 , Soyuz spacecraft , Spacelab , Topex , Zond space probes