Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)


	Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)

jetcloud

10-23-2007 9:46 PM

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jetcloud says:

"STAR supports NESDIS and NOAA in their mission to assess current conditions and predict future changes on the Earth, and to understand long-term changes in the environment."

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/c7df5f5d-7540-4b6c-aad0-a5b8fadc5f26/FDFB9BBC-6DDD-4FF6-BBCE-8C3DDD0EFD8B/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/star/index.php" href="http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/star/index.php" style="font-size: 11px;">www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/star/index.php"><P>The Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) is the science 
								arm of the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service 
								(NESDIS), which acquires and manages the nation's operational Earth-observing
						   	satellites. NESDIS provides data from these satellites, and conducts research 
						   	to make that possible. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/star/index.php"><EM>To transfer satellite observations of the land, atmosphere, ocean, 
							and climate from scientific research and development into routine operations, 
							and to offer state-of-the-art data, products and services to decision-makers.</EM></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/star/index.php">The United States invests billions of dollars every year in satellites and 
								data, in order to monitor the ever-changing environment of Earth. The Center 
								for Satellite Applications and Research <EM>(STAR)</EM> uses the data from 
								satellites to offer sound information about the Earth. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.orbit.nesdis.noaa.gov/star/index.php"><EM>STAR</EM> is the 
								science arm of the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information 
								Service (NESDIS), which acquires and manages the nation's Earth-observing 
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