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Satellites

1. ASTER: Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
2. Astronomy Information Leaflets
3. Canadian Space Agency
4. CLASS: Comprehensive Array-data Stweardship System
5. Glossary of Satellite Terms
6. GOES: Geosynchronous Operational Environmental Satellite
7. Intelsat
8. JPL SCIGN Analysis
9. Natural Disaster Reference Database
10. Satellite Technology in Education
11. Small Satellites Home Page
12. US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Education Resources
13. X-Ray Astronomy

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ASTER: Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer

ASTER is an imaging instrument on EOS AM-1, a satellite launched in 1998 as part of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS). ASTER will be used to obtain detailed maps of surface temperature, emissivity, and reflectance elevation.
     Author: NASA
     Subjects: earth observation, geophysics, satellites
     DeweyClass: 522
     Resource type: documents

Astronomy Information Leaflets

Text from a series of educational leaflets covering a wide range of topics in astronomy and cosmology. Educational use of the information by private individuals or schools is encouraged.
     Author: Royal Greenwich Observatory
     Subjects: astronomy education, black holes, cosmology, pulsars, satellites, spectroscopy, stars
     DeweyClass: 520
     Resource type: document collection

Canadian Space Agency

Details of Canada's national space programme, including the Radarsat Earth observation satellite.
     Author: Canadian Space Agency
     Subjects: canadian government, earth observation, satellites, space exploration
     DeweyClass: 629.4
     Resource type: documents

CLASS: Comprehensive Array-data Stweardship System

An electronic library of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration) environmental data. It provides capabilities for finding and obtaining NOAA and US Department of Defense (DoD) Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) data, NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) data, and derived data.
     Author: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
     Subjects: meteorology, satellites
     DeweyClass: 551.5
     Resource type: reference data, satellite images

Glossary of Satellite Terms

Glossary of terms relating to satellite communications.
     Author: Satnews Weekly
     Subjects: satellites
     DeweyClass: 384.51
     Resource type: dictionary

GOES: Geosynchronous Operational Environmental Satellite

Collection of satellite pictures and movies of recent major events such as hurricanes and volcanoes.
     Author: NASA
     Subjects: hurricanes, satellites, volcanoes
     DeweyClass: 551.6
     Resource type: satellite images

Intelsat

The world's largest commercial satellite communications services provider. Its global satellite system brings telephone, television, and data distribution services to billions of people on every continent.
     Author: Intelsat
     Subjects: satellites, telecommunications
     DeweyClass: 384.51
     Resource type: institution

JPL SCIGN Analysis

The Southern California Integrated GPS Network (SCIGN) is a collaborative project to install 250 permanent, continuously recording Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers in and around the Los Angeles basin to provide accurate deformation information that will improve estimates of earthquake hazards. With this satellite technology, scientists are able to obtain extremely precise measurements of motions of the surface of the earth and the motion of the tectonic plates that make up its crust.
     Author: NASA
     Subjects: earthquake hazard analysis, satellites, seismology
     DeweyClass: 551.22
     Resource type: documents

Natural Disaster Reference Database

A bibliographic database on research, programs, and results which relate to the use of satellite remote sensing for disaster mitigation. A compilation of abstracted articles published since 1981 in relevant areas including: fires, eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, flooding, hurricanes, tsunami, avalanches
     Author: NASA and Goddard Space Flight Center
     Subjects: disasters, earthquake hazard analysis, hurricanes, remote sensing, satellites, tsunami
     DeweyClass: 363.34
     Resource type: article abstracts, bibliography

Satellite Technology in Education

JISC review of the potential offered by satellite technology to education, widening network access, and enhancing JISC service provision.
     Author: JISC
     Subjects: communications engineering, satellites
     DeweyClass: 384.51
     Resource type: guide

Small Satellites Home Page

Offers an introduction to the subject of small satellites, with sections about relevant technologies, specific types of small satellites, projects, conferences, and a glossary.
     Author: University of Surrey Space Centre
     Subjects: satellites, space exploration
     DeweyClass: 522
     Resource type: documents

US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Education Resources

Online classroom linking teachers and students to specific resources on weather, climate change, oceans and coasts, satellites and space.
     Author: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
     Subjects: climatology, global change, oceanographic data, satellites, weather
     DeweyClass: 550
     Resource type: documents, reference data

X-Ray Astronomy

Details of research activities, programs, projects, laboratories and services in x-ray astronomy, including a picture gallery, data and images from the ROSAT satellite. Most information is available in English and German.
     Author: Max-Planck-Institut fur extraterrestrische Physik
     Subjects: astronomy research, satellites, space exploration, x-rays
     DeweyClass: 522.686
     Resource type: documents, images