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Suggested Citation:"Contributors to the Study Process." National Research Council. 2007. NOAA's Role in Space-Based Global Precipitation Estimation and Application. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11724.
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Contributors to the Study Process

The committee wishes to express its gratitude to the following individuals who provided presentations at committee meetings during Phase II of this study:

Robert Adler, NASA

Robert Atlas, NOAA

Peter Bauer, European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts

Gerald Dittberner, NOAA

Ralph Ferraro, NOAA

Kyle Hilburn, Remote Sensing Systems, Inc.

Arthur Hou, NASA

John Janowiak, NOAA

Chandra Kondragunta, NOAA

Vernon Kousky, NOAA

Robert J. Kuligowski, NOAA

Chris Kummerow, Colorado State University

Frank Marks, NOAA

Steven P. Neeck, NASA

F. Martin Ralph, NOAA

James Silva, NOAA

Joe Turk, Naval Research Laboratory

Dan Walker, NRC Ocean Studies Board

Frank Wentz, Remote Sensing Systems, Inc.

Glenn White, NOAA

Suggested Citation:"Contributors to the Study Process." National Research Council. 2007. NOAA's Role in Space-Based Global Precipitation Estimation and Application. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11724.
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Suggested Citation:"Contributors to the Study Process." National Research Council. 2007. NOAA's Role in Space-Based Global Precipitation Estimation and Application. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11724.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) uses precipitation data in many applications including hurricane forecasting. Currently, NOAA uses data collected from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite that was launched in 1997 by NASA in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. NASA is now making plans to launch the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission in 2013 to succeed TRMM, which was originally intended as a 3 to 5 year mission but has enough fuel to orbit until 2012. The GPM mission consists of a "core" research satellite flying with other "constellation" satellites to provide global precipitation data products at three-hour intervals. This book is the second in a 2-part series from the National Research Council on the future of rainfall measuring missions. The book recommends that NOAA begin its GPM mission preparations as soon as possible and that NOAA develop a strategic plan for the mission using TRMM experience as a guide. The first book in the series, Assessment of the Benefits of Extending the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (December 2004), recommended that the TRMM mission be extended as long as possible because of the quality, uniqueness, and many uses of its data. NASA has officially extended the TRMM mission until 2009.

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