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050		4	_aTL798.M4E58 2009
082	0		_a551.6354
100	1		_aWebber, Vincent L.
245	1	0	_aEnvironmental Satellites : _bWeather and Environmental Information Systems.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aNew York : _bNova Science Publishers, Incorporated, _c2009.
264		4	_c©2009.
300			_a1 online resource (122 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aSpace Science, Exploration and Policies Series
505	0		_aIntro -- ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES:WEATHER AND ENVIRONMENTALINFORMATION SYSTEMS -- ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES:WEATHER AND ENVIRONMENTALINFORMATION SYSTEMS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONALENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES:RESTRUCTURING IS UNDER WAY,BUT TECHNICAL CHALLENGESAND RISKS REMAIN∗ -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- Polar Satellite Data and Products -- NPOESS Overview -- NPOESS Acquisition Strategy -- NPOESS Experienced Cost Increases, Schedule Delays, and TechnicalProblems over Several Years -- Nunn-McCurdy Process Led to a Decision to Restructure the NPOESSProgram -- Earned Value Management Techniques Provide Insight onProgram Cost and Schedule -- NPOESS ACQUISITION RESTRUCTURING IS WELL UNDERWAY, BUT KEY STEPS REMAIN TO BE COMPLETED -- PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN ESTABLISHING ANEFFECTIVE NPOESSMANAGEMENT STRUCTURE, BUTEXECUTIVE TURNOVER WILL INCREASE RISKS, ANDSTAFFING PROBLEMS REMAIN -- NPOESS Program Has Made Progress in Establishing an EffectiveManagement Structure and Increasing Oversight Activities, butExecutive Turnover Will Increase Program Risks -- NPOESS Program Has Filled Key Vacancies but Lacks aProgramwide Staffing Process -- METHODOLOGY SUPPORTING THE JUNE 2006 COST ANDSCHEDULE ESTIMATE WAS RELIABLE, BUT RECENT EVENTSCOULD INCREASE PROGRAM COSTS -- Certified Program Estimates Were Developed Using an AcceptableMethodology -- Recent Events Could Lead to Increased Program Costs or DelayedSchedules -- MAJOR PROGRAM SEGMENTS ARE UNDER DEVELOPMENT,BUT SIGNIFICANT RISKS REMAIN -- Space Segment-Progress Made, but Key Sensors Continue to FaceMajor Risks -- Earned Value Data Show Problems on the Space Segment -- Program Office Is Monitoring Sensor Risks and EvaluatingOptions -- Ground Segment- Progress Has Been Made, but Work Remains -- Ground Segment Cost and Schedule Are on Track.
505	8		_aWork andRisks Remain -- Program Office Has Plans to Address IDPS Risks -- Launch Segment-NPP Launch Preparation Has Begun, whileNPOESS Launch Planning Remains a Future Event -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II: OVERVIEW OF SATELLITE DATA PROCESSINGALGORITHMS AND THE CALIBRATION AND VALIDATIONPROCESS -- APPENDIX III:COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE -- APPENDIX IV:COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -- APPENDIX V: COMMENTS FROM THE NATIONALAERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION -- APPENDIX VI: GAO CONTACTAND STAFF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- GAO Contact -- Staff Acknowledgments -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES:POLAR-ORBITING SATELLITE ACQUISITIONFACES DELAYS -- DECISIONS NEEDEDON WHETHER AND HOW TO ENSURECLIMATE DATA CONTINUITY∗ -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- NPOESS Overview -- NPOESS Experienced Cost Increases, Schedule Delays, andTechnical Problems That Led to Decision to Restructure theNPOESS Program -- Major Restructuring Activities Have Been Completed, but KeyRemaining Activities Could Affect Funding and Schedule -- PROGRAM HAS MADE PROGRESS, BUT KEY MILESTONES HAVEBEEN DELAYED AND RISKS REMAIN -- Ground Segment-Progress Made but Important Work Remains toBe Done -- Space Segment-Progress Made, but One Sensor Was Delayed andSensors Continue to Face Risks -- ProgramRisks Remain -- Continued Oversight Is Needed to PreventFurther Cost Increases and Schedule Delays -- AGENCIES HAVE UNDERTAKEN PRELIMINARY STEPS TORESTORE KEY SENSORS, BUT LACK TIMELY PLANS TOENSURE LONG-TERM DATA CONTINUITY -- NASA, NOAA, and DOD Have Identified Priorities, AssessedOptions, and Made Decisions to Restore Selected Sensors -- Agencies Lack Plans to Ensure Long-Term Data Continuity.
505	8		_aGAOMADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENSURE THATFUTURE CLIMATE NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED AND TOCOMPLETE RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES -- APPENDIX I: STATUS OF KEY ACQUISITION DOCUMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3WRITTEN STATEMENT BYVICE ADMIRAL CONRAD LAUTENBACHER, JR.(U.S. NAVY, RET.)UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOROCEANS AND ATMOSPHEREAND NOAAADMINISTRATOR NATIONALOCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERICADMINISTRATIONU.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE -- OVERSIGHT HEARING ON "ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITESPOLAR-ORBITING SATELLITE ACQUISITION FACES DELAYS -- DECISIONS NEEDED ON WHETHER AND HOW TO ENSURECLIMATE DATA CONTINUITY" -- BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYSUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT U.S.HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -- INTRODUCTION -- STATUS OF THE NPOESS PROGRAM -- COORDINATION OF TRI-AGENCY ACQUISITIONDECISION MEMORANDA -- STATUS OF RESTORING KEY CLIMATE SENSORS -- STATUS OF DEMANIFESTED SPACE WEATHER SENSORS -- GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (GAO)RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX 1 NPOESS INSTRUMENTS (AS OF JUNE 2008) -- APPENDIX 2. STATUS OF THE CLIMATE SENSORS DEMANIFESTED DURING 2006RESTRUCTURING OF THE NPOESS PROGRAM -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aNational Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System.
650		0	_aMeteorological satellites -- United States.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aWebber, Vincent L. _tEnvironmental Satellites _dNew York : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated,c2009 _z9781606929841
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		0	_aSpace Science, Exploration and Policies Series
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