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Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: A Perspective from the Research and Operations Communities, Interim Report (2006)
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC)

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. "Front Matter." Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: A Perspective from the Research and Operations Communities, Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2006.

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Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission: A Perspective from the Research and Operations Communities - Interim Report

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ANTICIPATED CONTRIBUTIONS OF TRMM

  

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 Introduction,

  

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 Anticipated Contributions when Controlled Reentry Is Still Possible,

  

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 Anticipated Contributions beyond the Fuel Point (In Addition to What Is Gained While Controlled Reentry Is Still Possible),

  

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 Conclusions,

  

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 Recommendation,

  

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REFERENCES

  

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APPENDIXES

  

 
   

 A  Committee Biographies

  

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 B  Statement of Task

  

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 C  Workshop Agenda

  

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 D  Workshop Participants and Other Contributors

  

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 E  Letter from World Climate Research Programme/WMO to Administrator O’Keefe (NASA) and Dr. Yamanouchi (JAXA), July 6, 2004

  

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 F  Letter from Rep. Boehlert to Dr. Marburger, July 22, 2004

  

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 G  Letter from Rep. Lampson to President Bush, July 23, 2004

  

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 H  Letter from Vice Admiral Lautenbacher to Administrator O’Keefe, July 23, 2004

  

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 I  Letter from Administrator O’Keefe to Vice Admiral Lautenbacher, August 3, 2004

  

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 J  Abbreviations

  

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 K  Examples of Improvements in Tropical Cyclone Nowcasting Gained from TRMM

  

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