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| Hearings |
| U.S. Weather and
Environmental Satellites: Ready for the 21st
Century? |
| Full Committee |
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
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10:00 AM
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| SR - 253 |
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| The hearing will examine the
state of U.S. weather and environmental
satellites, including QuikSCAT, which is used by
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) to aide in hurricane
forecasting. The hearing also will look at
setbacks in NOAA and the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) satellite
procurement programs, such as the National
Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental
Satellite System (NPOESS) and the Geostationary
Operational Environmental Satellite Series-R
(GOES-R), and investigate the potential economic
and scientific impacts of these problems,
including the removal of sensors important to
climate research and weather prediction.
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Majority
Statements
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Minority
Statements
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Witnesses
Opening
Remarks
Panel
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Ms.
Mary Ellen Kicza
Assistant Administrator
for Satellite and Information Services
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration |
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Dr.
Michael Freilich
Director, Earth Science
Division
Science Mission Directorate,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Mr.
David Powner
Director, Technology
Management Issues
Government Accountability
Office |
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Dr.
Greg Holland
Director, Mesoscale and
Microscale Meteorology Division
Earth and
Sun Systems Laboratory, National Center for
Atmospheric Research |
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Dr.
Antonio Busalacchi
Professor and
Director, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary
Center
University of Maryland
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