Environmental Monitoring

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Across
  1. 2. Radio blackouts, solar radiation storms, and geomagnetic storms caused by disturbances from the Sun; can degrade military systems used by warfighters
  2. 5. Successor to POES
  3. 7. Generally occurs when a planet or other Solar System object is on the opposite side of the Sun from the Earth
  4. 9. Military dedicated weather satellite that can take nighttime imagery with 1/4 moon visibility
  5. 10. International partnership with EUMETSAT (provides a second polar orbit satellite for greater coverage). Has visible, IR, and UV sensors
Down
  1. 1. Uses POES and GOES to locate aviators, mariners, and land-based users in distress; Not used for military combat search and rescue (CSAR) missions
  2. 3. Headquartered at Offut AFB; preparation of weather analysis for the intelligence community and DOD's only source of Space Weather products
  3. 4. Operates GOES, POES, JPSS, and DMSP
  4. 6. Constant coverage with a rapid refresh rate and can observe many full storm areas at once
  5. 8. Builds and launches weather satellites