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21 Cards in this Set
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USNO
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US NAVAL OBSERVATORY- OFFICIAL TIME SOURCE FOR US DEPT OF DEFENSE. STANDARD OF TIME FOR USA
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JWTC
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DOD ISSUING TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS FOR PAC AND INDIAN OCEANS
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NOOC
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NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHY OPS COMMAND- ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS IN EVERY THEATER AND FOR EVERY OPERATION.
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FNMOC
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FLEET NUMERICAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY CENTER- TIMELY WORLDWIDE METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY SUPPORT TO US AND COALLITION FORCES.
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NAVO
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NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE- OCEANOGRAPHIC KNOWLEDGE FOR US NATIONAL SECURITY
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GOES SATELITES
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GEOSPATIAL OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELITE- BACKBONE OF SHORT TERM WEATHER FORECASTING FOR USA....THUNDERSTORMS, WINTER STORMS, FLASH FLOODS HURRICANES ETC.
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HOW MANY GOES SATELITES ARE THERE?
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GOES- 10- SOUTH AMERICA GOES-11-WEST USA GOES-12- EAST USA GOES-13- B/U TO 11 AND 12 |
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WHATS SPECIAL ABOUT GOES 11 AND 12
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HAVE SEPERATE IMAGER AND SOUNDER THAT ALLOW CONTINUOUS SCANNING.....3 AXIS STABILIZATION ALLOWS SAT TO KEEP SENSORS AIMED AT EARTH.
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POES
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POLAR OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELITE- NAT'L ENVIRO SATELITE DATA AND INFO SERVICE. ---
- POLAR ORBIT...COLLECT GLOBAL DATA ON A DAILY BASIS FOR LAND OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERE... |
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POES...AVHRR
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ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER IMAGER...VERY WIDE FIELD OF OBSERVATION
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POES--TOVS
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OPERATIONAL VERTICAL SOUNDER...STUDY THE VERTICAL TEMERATURE AND ATMOSHERIC COMPOSITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE.....
3 SENSOR SUB- ASSEMBLIES |
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POES---HIRS
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HIGH-RESOLUTION INFRARED RADIATION SOUNDER
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POES---MSU
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MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT
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POES---SSU
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STRATOSPHERIC SOUNDING UNIT
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POES---HIRS, MSU, SSU
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STUDY THE PROFILES OF WATER VAPOR, TEMP, AND TOTAL OZONE CONTENT
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POES SATELITES (NOAA) NUMBERS
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NOAA-15/16 AM/PM SECONDARY
NOAA-17- AM B/U NOAA-18- PM PRIMARY NOAA-19- OPERATIONAL VERIFICATION |
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DMSP?
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DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELITE PROGRAM... LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELITE
- COLLECTS IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL INFO |
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THIS SATELITE SEES ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES SUCH AS CLOUDS, WATER, SNOW, FIRE ETC.
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DSMP SATELITE
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HOW MANY DSMP SATS ARE THERE?
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F-12 - TACTICAL DATA F-13- F-14- SECONDARY SATS F-15 -F-16 PRIMARY SATS F-17- PRIMARY SAT |
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NPOESS?
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NATIONAL POLAR ORBITING SAT SYSTEM....NEXT GENERATION OF LOW EARTH ORBITING SATS....
GLOBAL COVERAGE...LAND, OCEANS, NEAR SPACE ENVIRONMENT |
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NPOESS---HOW MANY SENSORS ON BOARD
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MIS- MICROWAVE IMAGER/SOUNDER ATMS- ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MICROWAVE SOUNDER CRLS- CROSS-TRACK INFRARED SOUNDER OMPS- OZONE MAPPING AND PROFILER SUITE. |
