Colorado State University / University of New Hampshire / University of Washington / Pennsylvania State University / NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Ohio State University / University of California / Colby College / McGill University / /
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sun-synchronous satellite / Recent satellite / satellite-based observations / satellite imagery / energy fluctuations / space-based satellite observations / Satellite radar images / satellite images / societal applications / historical pre-satellite data sets / basic satellite-based research / satellite data / frequent satellite observations / satellite information / space systems / satellite observais / satellite observations / ground networks / high-tech navigation / applied satellite information / pre-satellite forecasts / satellite missions / /
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Pacific Ocean / /
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Poseidon / /
Organization
National Research Council / University of California / Santa Barbara / National Center for Atmospheric Research / Pennsylvania State University / McGill University / National Academy of Sciences / Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate / Colby College / Committee on Scientific Accomplishments of Earth Observations / Scripps Institution of Oceanography / Colorado State University / University of California / Davis / University of New Hampshire / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / University of Washington / Seattle / Oceanographic Institution / The Ohio State University / /
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James Yoder / Jeff Dozier / Janet W. Campbell / Dennis L. Hartmann / Anne Thompson / Susan L. Ustin / Claudia Mengelt / / /
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Vice Chair / Study Director / Jean Bernard Minster / Chair / /
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Ohio / Pennsylvania / California / Colorado / New Hampshire / D.C. / /
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