The Weather Satellite Program

Glenn E. Matthews

Since the first TIROS satellite was launched on April 1, 1960, weather predictions have been based partly on information received from the weather satellites and have been increasingly reliable. How the various satellite systems are operated is briefly reviewed. The results of predictions based on satellite observations are examined in terms of lives and property.

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Published
1970-02
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J10736