The Earth-Observing Satellite Constellation: A review from a meteorological perspective of a complex, interconnected global system with extensive applications

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• Journal Title:
  IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine
• Personal Author:
  Boukabara, Sid-Ahmed ; Eyre, John ; Anthes, Richard A. ; Holmlund, Kenneth ; St. Germain, Karen M. ; Hoffman, Ross N.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) ; STAR (Center for Satellite Applications and Research) ; CIMSS (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies) ; CISESS (Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies)
• Description:
  The global Earth-observing satellite constellation (EOSC) is a major international asset that has developed since 1960 with a dramatic growth in size and complexity in the recent past. This high-level review article takes stock and summarizes, from a meteorological perspective, the current constellation’s capabilities, in order to increase awareness, document the value chain of satellite data from measurements to decision making, and illustrate the interconnected and evolving nature of those processes. When assessed in terms of application areas, the constellation is highly interdependent, and the observations it provides complement each other.
• Content Notes:
  Funding Agency: 10.13039/100000192-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Grant Number: None)
  
  The authors acknowledge the support of NOAA, NASA, NSF, and the WMO.
  
  
• Source:
  IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine, 9(3), 26-42
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1109/mgrs.2021.3070248
• ISSN:
  2168-6831 ; 2473-2397 ; 2373-7468
• Format:
  PDF
• Publisher:
  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
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