Novel Warfighting Capabilities Using Formerly Civilian Weather Satellites Already in Orbit
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Authors
Sands, Timothy
Subjects
GOES
geostationary operational environmental satellites
oil palm mapping
cloud mapping
cloud property and atmospheric state estimation
hurricane prediction and analysis
surface urban heat island
Earth–distribution of solar radiation
fire location and burning area estimation
hail-producing storm detection
geostationary operational environmental satellites
oil palm mapping
cloud mapping
cloud property and atmospheric state estimation
hurricane prediction and analysis
surface urban heat island
Earth–distribution of solar radiation
fire location and burning area estimation
hail-producing storm detection
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Date of Issue
2023-09-24
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
Periodically, environmental monitoring satellites are moved into on-orbit storage to await a call to duty. This study investigates and suggests alternatives to storage, which carries a contract cost of $1.4 billion for four satellites. Assuming a readership unfamiliar with the civilian satellite program, significant elaboration of program details is presented in a brief review of the literature, extracting the current state-of-the-art novel suggestions. Next, novel utilizations are proposed. Eight novel applications are found in the literature: Oil palm mapping, cloud mapping, cloud property and atmospheric state estimation, hurricane prediction and analysis, surface urban heat island, Earth–distribution of solar radiation, fire location and burning area estimation, and hail-producing storm detection. Five novel applications are proposed: bio–radar, stereo winds, imager re-calibration using geostationary operational environmental satellites (GOES)-R, nuclear detonation detection, and communications relay. The later four are recommended for immediate implementation, while the foremost requires long-term future studies.
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Report
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NPS NRP Executive Summary
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N2/N6 - Information Warfare
Funding
This research is supported by funding from the Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Research Program (PE0605853N/2098). https://nps.edu/nrp
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
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3 p.
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Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.
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