Earth  ID: 10277

Nimbus 50th Anniversary Celebration

Released on December 22, 2014
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Nimbus A Historical Perspective

Ron Browning, Former Nimbus/Landsat Project Manager

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Fifty Years ago NASA launched the first of Earth-observing satellites that changed how scientists study the Earth's weather systems.

The Nimbus satellites were Launched over a 14 year period, 1964 to 1978. Having a 30 year coverage of Earth observations and carrying a total of 33 instruments, which included ozone mappers, the Coastal Zone Color Scanner instrument and microwave and infrared radiometers. The Nimbus satellite series transformed how scientists looked at the Earth System.

NASA takes time to celebrate Nimbus at the Goddard Space Flight Center visitor center.
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NASA Perspective on the Nimbus Program

Dr. Jack Kaye, Associate Director and Research and Analysis Lead
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Weather Forecasting Methodology is Revolutionized

Dr. Bill Smith, Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Distinguished Professor, Hampton University

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Nimbus and TV Weather Co-evolutions

Joe Witte, Meteorologist, Earth Science Division,
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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The World is Educated about Ozone Depletion

Dr. Paul Newman, Chief Scientist for Atmospheres
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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Location and Data Collection System

Chuck Cote, Former Nimbus Principal Investigator
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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Search and Rescue System Aided Tracking (SARSAT)

Tim Sinquefield, SARSAT Operations Officer
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration

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Advancements to the Understanding of Earth’s
Fundamental Energy Budget Dr. Herb Jacobowitz,
Former Nimbus Principal Investigator and Chief Atmospheric
Sciences Branch - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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40 Years of Satellite Precipitation Estimates: From Nimbus to GPM
Dr. Gail Jackson, Chief Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes and GPM Project Scientist NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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The Oceans and our Changing Climate, Dr. Jeremy Werdell,

Research Oceanographer, Ocean Ecology Laboratory
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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Credits

Swarupa Nune (Vantage): Video Editor
Stuart A. Snodgrass (HTSI): Producer
Swarupa Nune (Vantage): Producer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Videographer
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