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Budget Authority (BA) and Outlays (Dollars in Millions)
Fiscal Year
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Total
BA 0.0 0.0 -75.0 -75.0 -75.0 -75.0 -300.0
Outlays 0.0 0.0 -50.0 -70.0 -75.0 -75.0 -270.0
Change
in FTEs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Endnotes
OBSERVING THE EARTH FROM SPACE
1. See Hussey, John W., “Economic Benefits of Operational Environmental Satellites,”
reprinted from A. Schnap (ed.), Monitoring Earth’s Ocean, Land, and Atmosphere from Space-
Sensors, Systems, and Applications, Vol. 97 of Progress in Astronautics series (Washington,
D.C.: American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1985).
2. See Blersch, Donald, DMSP/POES Convergence Materials Handbook, STDN-91-18. 2nd
ed. (Arlington, VA: Analytic Services, Inc., October 1991).
3. See U.S. Department of Commerce, Comparison of the Defense Meteorological Satellite
Program (DMSP) and the NOAA Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES)
Program, Envirosat-2000 Report (Washington, D.C., October 1985).
4. See U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), International Implications of Converging the DOD and DOD Polar
Orbiting Meteorological Satellite Systems (Washington, D.C., 1987).
5. See Blersch, Donald, DMSP/POES Convergence: A Post Cold War Assessment (A Re-
Examination of Traditional Concerns in a Changing Environment) (Arlington, VA: Analytic
Services, Inc., June 1993).
6. See U.S. Department of Commerce and National Aeronautic and Space
Administration, “Basic Agreement between U.S. Department of Commerce and the
National Aeronautics and Astronautics Association Concerning Operational
Environmental Satellite Systems of the Department of Commerce,” 1973.
7. See National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1993 Earth Observing System
Reference Handbook (Washington, D.C., March 1993).
8. See Blersch, DMSP/POES Convergence Materials Handbook.
9. See U.S. Department of Commerce, “Report of the Working Group on NOAA Polar
Satellite Convergence Opportunities” (Washington, D.C., June 1993). (Draft.)
10. See U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Aeronautical and Space Administration, “Terms of Reference
for Joint Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), Polar-orbiting Operational
Environmental Satellite (POES) and Earth Observing System (EOS) Program
Assessment,” June 29, 1993.