The Weather Privateers.: Meteorology and Commercial Satellite Data.

Gemma Cirac Claveras

doi:10.7560/ic53302

The Weather Privateers. Meteorology and Commercial Satellite Data.

Gemma Cirac Claveras

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Aquest article examina el marc canviant per a la producció de dades meteorològiques per satèl·lit als Estats Units des dels anys 2000, d'una funció governamental a una altra duta a terme cada vegada més pel sector privat. Explora els intents controvertits de comercialitzar la producció d'una font particular de dades (perfils atmosfèrics obtinguts amb ocultació per ràdio) des de la perspectiva dels executius de l'Administració Nacional Oceànica i Atmosfèrica (NOAA), membres del Congrés, científics atmosfèrics i climàtics, i el sector privat. Aborda els seus arguments oposats centrant-se en particular en les tensions i pressions dins de NOAA i la seva resistència a adquirir aquestes dades de proveïdors comercials. En fer això, l'article discuteix les connexions entre activitats comercials i meteorologia i, més generalment, les relacions entre ciència i comerç.

Idioma original	Anglès
Pàgines (de-a)	271-302
Nombre de pàgines	32
Revista	Information & Culture
Volum	53
Número	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7560/ic53302
Estat de la publicació	Publicada - de nov. 2018

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10.7560/ic53302

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