Object Details
- Manufacturer
- United States Weather Bureau
- Summary
- In April of 1960, Weather Bureau personnel at Army Signal Corp's Fort Monmouth prepared this nephanalysis (cloud map) from data returned by the TIROS I (Television Infrared Observation Satellite), the first weather satellite. It was the first satellite-based nephanalysis distributed to the meteorological community and signaled the beginning of space-based weather observation.
- TIROS I was the world's first weather satellite, allowing forecasters and scientists to see directly large-scale features of the Earth's weather systems. By the mid-1960s, the TIROS program launched a series of satellites to provide routine, daily weather observations. The program is still in operation today and, in conjunction with other weather satellites, has made space-based weather observations a commonplace of contemporary life.
- This artifact is autographed by the Weather Bureau personnel who prepared it. J. Gordon Vaeth donated it to the Museum in 1965.
- Credit Line
- Gift of J. Gordon Vaeth
- Inventory Number
- A19650275000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- LITERATURE AND RESEARCH-Miscellaneous
- Materials
- Wood
- Paper
- Ink
- Paint
- Plastic
- Dimensions
- 2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 25.4 × 33 × 1.6cm (10 in. × 1 ft. 1 in. × 5/8 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- One World Connected
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19650275000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv988327853-1bda-4e6c-98ac-8fab3ded99ef
