Observational Systems, Satellite

Glackin, David L.

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David L. Glackin²

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ADEOS:: Advanced Earth Observing Satellite
ADM:: Atmospheric Dynamics Mission
AIM:: Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere
ALISSA:: l’Atmosphere par Lidar Sur SAliout
ALOS:: Advanced Land Observing Satellite
AMI:: Active Microwave Instrument
ASCAT:: Advanced Scatterometer
ATSB:: Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)
CALIPSO:: Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation
CAST:: Chinese Association for Science and Technology
CBERS:: China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite
CERES:: Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System
CHAMP:: CHAllenging Minisatellite Payload
CHRIS:: Compact High-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
CNES:: Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales
COMS:: Communications, Oceans and Meteorology Satellite
CONAE:: National Commission for Space Activities (Argentina)
COSMIC:: Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate
COSMO:: Constellation of small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation
CSA:: Canadian Space Agency
CSIRO:: Commonwealth Scientific...

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Glackin, D.L. (2014). Observational Systems, Satellite. In: Njoku, E.G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Remote Sensing. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36699-9_115

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