GPS radio occultation data, which can refine weather forecast models, is the subject of a second round of a NOAA commercial weather data pilot program. Credit: UCAR SAN FRANCISCO – For the first time, ...

The COSMIC-1 program ended on May 1, when the last of six tiny satellites were decommissioned. The satellites were launched 14 years ago, and outlived their planned lifespan by 12 years. COSMIC — the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT A new method to estimate radiosonde temperature biases using radio occultation measurements as a reference has been developed. The ...

GPS Radio Occultation (RO) has established itself as a pivotal technique in atmospheric profiling by utilising the refraction of radio signals from Global Navigation Satellite Systems as they traverse ...

NOAA announced the award of two Radio Occultation Data Buy II (RODB-2) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. The contracts, with a total maximum value of $59,312,954 million, were ...

To learn more about Saturn's outer atmosphere, scientists use radio occultation, a method where radio signals are sent through Saturn's ionosphere to Earth from a nearby spacecraft. To learn more ...

Used for weather forecasting as well as climate change monitoring. A radio signal from a geostationary GPS satellite (GEO) is sent to a low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite. The changes detected due to the ...

PlanetiQ's first satellite is scheduled to launch in March 2020 on a Falcon 9 rocket. Credit: PlanetiQ. Article was updated Jan. 16 with information about Spire Global radio occultation work. BOSTON – ...

WASHINGTON -– After rigorous validation for its positive impact on improving forecast accuracy, scientists at the NRL Marine Meteorology Division have transitioned the assimilation of GPS Radio ...

A new concept that involves mounting an instrument on the International Space Station and taking advantage of signals from navigation satellites could provide measurements of sea-surface height and ...

VIENNA, Va. & RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spire Global, Inc. (“Spire” or “the Company”), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services, announced today it has been ...