The Shuttle era - A challenge to the earth scientist

Satellite observations of large-scale earth features and phenomena, with either instruments or astronauts, are discussed on the basis of earlier experience (mainly Skylab). Off-nadir views and photographs by astronauts have provided valuable supplements to instrument nadir views, providing cross-che...

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Main Authors: Muehlberger, W. R., Wilmarth, V. R.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1977
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Sea ice
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19770046220 2023-05-15T18:18:13+02:00 The Shuttle era - A challenge to the earth scientist Muehlberger, W. R. Wilmarth, V. R. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Apr 1, 1977 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19770046220 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19770046220 Accession ID: 77A29072 Copyright Other Sources 42 American Scientist; 65; Mar 1977 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T13:05:19Z Satellite observations of large-scale earth features and phenomena, with either instruments or astronauts, are discussed on the basis of earlier experience (mainly Skylab). Off-nadir views and photographs by astronauts have provided valuable supplements to instrument nadir views, providing cross-checks through remote sensing at different angles, different altitudes, and in different seasons. New information on plate tectonics, global cooling/drying trends, global oceanographic data (changing positions of major ocean current patterns, evolution of warm and cold eddies and their relation to sea temperatures and concentrations of marine fauna, location of internal sea waves, interactions between ocean currents and atmosphere, plankton blooms), storm development, snow cover patterns, lake and sea ice growth, sand-dune patterns, desert storms blown out to sea, effects of grazing and swidden agriculture, and other earth features and phenomena are surveyed. Other/Unknown Material Sea ice NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
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description Satellite observations of large-scale earth features and phenomena, with either instruments or astronauts, are discussed on the basis of earlier experience (mainly Skylab). Off-nadir views and photographs by astronauts have provided valuable supplements to instrument nadir views, providing cross-checks through remote sensing at different angles, different altitudes, and in different seasons. New information on plate tectonics, global cooling/drying trends, global oceanographic data (changing positions of major ocean current patterns, evolution of warm and cold eddies and their relation to sea temperatures and concentrations of marine fauna, location of internal sea waves, interactions between ocean currents and atmosphere, plankton blooms), storm development, snow cover patterns, lake and sea ice growth, sand-dune patterns, desert storms blown out to sea, effects of grazing and swidden agriculture, and other earth features and phenomena are surveyed.
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title_short The Shuttle era - A challenge to the earth scientist
title_full The Shuttle era - A challenge to the earth scientist
title_fullStr The Shuttle era - A challenge to the earth scientist
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