The ARGOS system after 3 years operation
Abstract
The ARGOS data collection and platform location contribution to the NOAA-TIROS program is reviewed. Of 100 platforms seen during each orbit, 60 are correctly located. Average location accuracy is 500 m. Environmental data collection for atmospheric, oceanographic, and Earth sciences is increasing with each year of system operation. Financial and promotional aspects of Service ARGOS are outlined.
- Publication:
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Data Collection and Platform Location by Satellite
- Pub Date:
- 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982dcpl.nasa...11T
- Keywords:
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- Argos System;
- Environmental Monitoring;
- Noaa Satellites;
- Position (Location);
- Satellite Doppler Positioning;
- Satellite Networks;
- Tiros Project;
- Biology;
- Meteorology;
- Ocean Data Acquisitions Systems;
- Remote Sensing;
- Seismology;
- User Requirements;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles