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PURPOSE: THIS PROPOSAL BY CARE WEATHER PRESENTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF VEERY, A NANOSATELLITE-BASED SCATTEROMETER, TO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE GLOBAL OCEAN SURFACE VECTOR WINDS (OSVW) MONITORING. THE CURRENT DAILY REFRESH RATE OF OSVW IS INSUFFICIENT TO CAPTURE THE DYNAMIC CHANGES OCCURRING ON HOURLY SCALES, CRUCIAL FOR UNDERSTANDING SYNOPTIC AIR-SEA INTERACTIONS AND EXTREME WEATHER PHENOMENA. VEERY PROPOSES TO ACHIEVE A NEAR-HOURLY REFRESH RATE, THEREBY FILLING CRITICAL GAPS IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA LIKE TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEMS. THE INNOVATION LIES IN MINIATURIZING AND COST-REDUCING SCATTEROMETER TECHNOLOGY, TRADITIONALLY LARGE AND EXPENSIVE, INTO A NANOSATELLITE FORM FACTOR. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A VERTICALLY-INTEGRATED SATELLITE SYSTEM, DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR SCATTEROMETRY. THE PROPOSED PHASE I PROJECT AIMS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF KEY IMPROVEMENTS IN CARE WEATHERS ATTITUDE DETERMINATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS (ADCS), RADIO, AND RADAR TECHNOLOGIES, PAVING THE WAY FOR FLEDGLING VEERY, A PATHFINDER CAPABLE OF DEMONSTRATING NANOSATELLITE MEASUREMENT OF LIMITED OSVW. THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT LEAP IN SATELLITE SCATTEROMETRY, PROMISING A COST-EFFECTIVE, SCALABLE APPROACH TO GLOBAL OSVW MONITORING. THE ANTICIPATED RESULTS OF THIS PHASE I PROJECT INCLUDE THE SUCCESSFUL PROTOTYPING AND TESTING OF KEY IMPROVEMENTS TO CARE WEATHERS ADVANCED NANOSATELLITE SCATTEROMETER SYSTEMS, SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREAS OF ATTITUDE DETERMINATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS (ADCS), RADIO, AND RADAR. THIS PREPARES FOR A PHASE II FOLLOW-ON TO DEVELOP FLEDGLING VEERY, A PATHFINDER SCATTEROMETER, AND DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF NANOSATELLITE MEASUREMENTS OF OSVW THROUGH AN ORBITAL FLIGHT TEST. THIS BREAKTHROUGH HAS SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS FOR METEOROLOGICAL SCIENCE AND OPERATIONAL WEATHER FORECASTING. THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE NEAR-HOURLY GLOBAL OSVW DATA WILL GREATLY ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS, PARTICULARLY IN THE TRACKING AND FORECASTING OF SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS SUCH AS TROPICAL CYCLONES, SQUALL LINES, AND BOMB CYCLONES. COMMERCIALLY, THE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THE VEERY TECHNOLOGY OFFERS TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL. ITS AFFORDABILITY AND SCALABILITY MAKE IT AN ATTRACTIVE SOLUTION FOR A WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIES RELIANT ON ACCURATE WEATHER DATA, INCLUDING MARITIME TRANSPORTATION, AVIATION, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTORS. THIS PHASE I PROJECT LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR A RADICAL SHIFT IN GLOBAL WEATHER MONITORING CAPABILITIES, PAVING THE WAY FOR MORE PRECISE, TIMELY, AND COST-EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA COLLECTION.
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PURPOSE: THIS PROPOSAL BY CARE WEATHER PRESENTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF VEERY, A NANOSATELLITE-BASED SCATTEROMETER, TO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE GLOBAL OCEAN SURFACE VECTOR WINDS (OSVW) MONITORING. THE CURRENT DAILY REFRESH RATE OF OSVW IS INSUFFICIENT TO CAPTURE THE DYNAMIC CHANGES OCCURRING ON HOURLY SCALES, CRUCIAL FOR UNDERSTANDING SYNOPTIC AIR-SEA INTERACTIONS AND EXTREME WEATHER PHENOMENA. VEERY PROPOSES TO ACHIEVE A NEAR-HOURLY REFRESH RATE, THEREBY FILLING CRITICAL GAPS IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA LIKE TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEMS. THE INNOVATION LIES IN MINIATURIZING AND COST-REDUCING SCATTEROMETER TECHNOLOGY, TRADITIONALLY LARGE AND EXPENSIVE, INTO A NANOSATELLITE FORM FACTOR. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A VERTICALLY-INTEGRATED SATELLITE SYSTEM, DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR SCATTEROMETRY. THE PROPOSED PHASE I PROJECT AIMS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF KEY IMPROVEMENTS IN CARE WEATHERS ATTITUDE DETERMINATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS (ADCS), RADIO, AND RADAR TECHNOLOGIES, PAVING THE WAY FOR FLEDGLING VEERY, A PATHFINDER CAPABLE OF DEMONSTRATING NANOSATELLITE MEASUREMENT OF LIMITED OSVW. THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT LEAP IN SATELLITE SCATTEROMETRY, PROMISING A COST-EFFECTIVE, SCALABLE APPROACH TO GLOBAL OSVW MONITORING. THE ANTICIPATED RESULTS OF THIS PHASE I PROJECT INCLUDE THE SUCCESSFUL PROTOTYPING AND TESTING OF KEY IMPROVEMENTS TO CARE WEATHERS ADVANCED NANOSATELLITE SCATTEROMETER SYSTEMS, SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREAS OF ATTITUDE DETERMINATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS (ADCS), RADIO, AND RADAR. THIS PREPARES FOR A PHASE II FOLLOW-ON TO DEVELOP FLEDGLING VEERY, A PATHFINDER SCATTEROMETER, AND DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF NANOSATELLITE MEASUREMENTS OF OSVW THROUGH AN ORBITAL FLIGHT TEST. THIS BREAKTHROUGH HAS SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS FOR METEOROLOGICAL SCIENCE AND OPERATIONAL WEATHER FORECASTING. THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE NEAR-HOURLY GLOBAL OSVW DATA WILL GREATLY ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS, PARTICULARLY IN THE TRACKING AND FORECASTING OF SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS SUCH AS TROPICAL CYCLONES, SQUALL LINES, AND BOMB CYCLONES. COMMERCIALLY, THE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THE VEERY TECHNOLOGY OFFERS TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL. ITS AFFORDABILITY AND SCALABILITY MAKE IT AN ATTRACTIVE SOLUTION FOR A WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIES RELIANT ON ACCURATE WEATHER DATA, INCLUDING MARITIME TRANSPORTATION, AVIATION, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTORS. THIS PHASE I PROJECT LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR A RADICAL SHIFT IN GLOBAL WEATHER MONITORING CAPABILITIES, PAVING THE WAY FOR MORE PRECISE, TIMELY, AND COST-EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA COLLECTION.
$175.0k 7/29/24