Publication Date:
1986-01-31
Description:
The first weather satellite was launched on 1 April 1960. In the 25 years since, weather satellites have contributed to improved weather analyses and forecasts worldwide. As a maturing component of a global observing system, the meteorological satellite promises even greater financial benefits and a higher quality of life to mankind.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Smith, W L -- Bishop, W P -- Dvorak, V F -- Hayden, C M -- McElroy, J H -- Mosher, F R -- Oliver, V J -- Purdom, J F -- Wark, D Q -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1986 Jan 31;231(4737):455-62.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17776017" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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