Analysis of the US Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Imagery for Global Lightning

The U. S. Air Force operates the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), a system of near-polar orbiting satellites designed for use in operational weather forecasting and other applications. DMSP satellites carry a suite of sensors that provide images of the earth and profiles of the atmos...

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Main Author: Scharfen, Gregory R.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1999
Subjects:
Meteorology and Climatology
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20000004151
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Summary:The U. S. Air Force operates the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), a system of near-polar orbiting satellites designed for use in operational weather forecasting and other applications. DMSP satellites carry a suite of sensors that provide images of the earth and profiles of the atmosphere. The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado has been involved with the archival of DMSP data and its use for several research projects since 1979. This report summarizes the portion of this involvement funded by NASA.

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