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Displaying items by tag: NOAA

Friday, 02 April 2010 02:28

TIROS-1: First weather satellite 50 years ago

Fifty years ago, on April 1, 1960,  the first weather satellite was launched from the United States. Called TIROS-1, the Earth observation satellite saw a typhoon forming east of Australia. Today, NASA and NOAA celebrate the milestone in the history of weather observation from space.

 

Published in Space
Saturday, 06 March 2010 02:04

NASA GOES to space again

On Thursday, February 4, 2010, NASA launched its latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite; specifically the GOES-P. The GOES series of satellites makes is possible to better monitor and forecast weather for the Americas.

Published in Space
According to the 7.30.2008 NASA news release, “Ocean surface topography mission/Jason 2 begins mapping oceans,” the internationally sponsored Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) featuring the Jason 2 oceanography satellite is well on its way to completing its mission of monitoring and analyzing global climate change.


Published in Space
NASA scientists have been developing ocean maps for almost ten years using the NASA QuikSCAT satellite. The maps are now being used to find ocean areas where winds could produce an abundance of electrical energy.

Published in Energy
According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 50% of all coral reefs in U.S. waters are either in “poor” or “fair” condition. NOAA places the blame on their terrible condition on human beings, with one federal official calling humans the “most invasive species of all.”

Published in Climate
NASA announced Friday, June 20, 2008, that the ocean monitoring satellite Jason 2 was launched successfully from the U.S. Air Force’s Vandenberg Air Force Base (California) at 12:46 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), 0746 GMT.

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