Title NASA and the politics of climate research : satellites and rising seas / W. Henry Lambright

Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, an imprint of Springer Nature Switzerland, [2023] ©2023

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 155 pages) Series Palgrave pivot Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology, 2730-9738 Palgrave pivot. Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology. Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. The Coming of Seasat -- 3. Adopting TOPEX/Poseidon -- 4. Breakthrough for Sea-Level Rise -- 5. Remaking a Mission -- 6. High Hopes -- 7. "At Risk of Collapse" -- 8. Rebuilding Begins -- 9. Gaining Momentum -- 10. Taking "The Lead" -- 11. Mounting Defense -- 12. Advancing -- 13. Conclusion Summary "Today, there exists an integrated, large-scale satellite system to track sea-level rise, its speed, causes, and impacts. Building it was a struggle every step of the way. It was the most vivid and potentially consequential program within NASA's larger Earth Science directorate. How did it happen? Who did what? Why? This book seeks to answer such questions. It goes back to the origins of NASA's interest in the oceans in the 1960s and first true ocean satellite, Seasat, in 1978. After three months of operation, Seasat failed. But before it did, it showed how much satellites could tell about the ocean's dynamics. In many ways, sea-level rise is the clearest and most understandable result of a warming planet." -- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes W. Henry Lambright is Professor of Public Administration, International Affairs, and Political Science at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University, USA Print version record Subject United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. SUBJECT United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration fast Subject Artificial satellites in oceanography. Artificial satellites in remote sensing. Sea level -- Remote sensing Climatic changes -- Research. Artificial satellites in oceanography Artificial satellites in remote sensing Climatic changes -- Research Sea level -- Remote sensing Form Electronic book ISBN 9783031403637 3031403630

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