National Environmental Satellite, Data, And Information Service

By Department of Commerce

Book Id: WPLBN0000703177
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File Size: 0.1 MB
Reproduction Date: 2000

Title:	National Environmental Satellite, Data, And Information Service
Author:	Department of Commerce
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Department of Commerce and Labor Document, Commerce.
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Department of Commerce Collection
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


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Excerpt: Operating the country?s system of environmental satellites, whose cloud images are seen daily on television weather forecasts, is one of the major responsibilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA?s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) operates the satellites and manages the processing and distribution of millions of bits of data and images these satellites produce daily. The prime customer for the satellite data is NOAA?s National Weather Service, which uses satellite data to create forecasts for television, radio, and weather advisory services. NOAA?s operational environmental satellite system is composed of: geostationary operational environmental satellites (GOES) for short-range warning and ?now-casting,? and polar-orbiting environmental satellites (POES) for longer-term forecasting. Both kinds of satellites are necessary for providing a complete global weather monitoring system. The satellites carry search and rescue instruments, and have helped save the lives of about 10,000 people to date. The satellites are also used to support aviation safety (volcanic ash detection), and maritime/shipping safety (ice monitoring and prediction).