GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE/ 

 DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM 



ABSTRACT . The Data Collection System portion 

 of the NOAA Geostationary Operational Environ- 

 mental Satellite program has the potential and 

 capacity for many and varied uses. The purpose 

 of this report is to describe to potential us- 

 ers the carrier system and its data processing 

 capabilities. User qualifications and require- 

 ments for participation in the Data Collection 

 System are also defined. 



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