Английская Википедия:Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing
The Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS) is a ground station owned by the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science that receives imagery data from a variety of remote sensing satellites.
CSTARS is located on the University of Miami's Richmond campus in Miami, Florida at Шаблон:Coord.[1]
Overview
The center's mission is to collect satellite imagery for environmental monitoring of hurricanes, volcanoes, landslides and other natural or man made disasters.[2]
In 2000, the University of Miami purchased the United States Naval Observatory Secondary National Time Standard Facility. The purchase included Шаблон:Convert of land with several buildings and a 20-meter antenna once used for Very Long Baseline Interferometry.[3] This large antenna is currently used to support scientific communications with the Antarctic (on behalf of the National Science Foundation). Two 11 meter X-band antennas were added to create a high bandwidth data reception capability for the downlink of satellite image data. Scientists and staff perform research and analysis activities on-site as well.[4]
The station mask covers a very large area stretching from Hudson Bay in northeastern Canada down to northern South America in the south. The mask includes Central America, the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Basin, the Gulf of Mexico and much of the Eastern US including Eastern Seaboard.[5] CSTARS provides a VoIP communication system for the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.[6]
Admiral John Stavridis, former commanding officer of United States Southern Command, wrote the following about CSTARS in his book Partnership for the Americas
Projects
Hurricane Katrina Damage Assessment and Disaster Relief
CSTARS played a vital role in the damage assessment and relief efforts of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.[7] The first remote sensing images illustrating the extent of the flooding in New Orleans were collected at CSTARS.[8]
Project with Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
The United States Department of Homeland Security has included CSTARS as one of its "Centers of Excellence" so that CSTARS will work with the Stevens Institute of Technology to research port security and maritime monitoring issues.[6][9]
The Office of Naval Research awarded CSTARS a grant to support satellite based research studies on internal waves and typhoons in the western Pacific Ocean.[10]
Palau
CSTARS participated in a Pew Charitable Trusts study to examine how to protect one of the largest Marine Protected (MPA) areas in the world through the utilization of commercially available earth imaging satellites.[11]
References
External links
- ↑ CSTARS Site Information Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ "CSTARS yields new perspectives on Earth" Miami Magazine Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ About CSTARS Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ CSTARS Coverage Area Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Soundings Sep. 2005 Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ CSTARS: PROTECTING OUR PORTS Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ A Wave of Support for Satellite Research Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ The Republic of Palau Exclusive Economic Zone MONITORING, CONTROL, AND SURVEILLANCE
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