A. B. Uspenskii

60 Years to Satellite Meteorology

5

V. V. Asmus, O. E. Milekhin, L. S. Kramareva, M. N. Khailov,
A. E. Shirshakov, and I. A. Shumakov

Arktika-M: The World’s First Highly Elliptical Hydrometeorological Space System

11

S. V. Tasenko, V. I. Denisova, V. Yu. Kolomin, and А. Е. Shirshakov

Arktika-M Space System: A Unique Instrument for Analyzing and Forecasting Space Weather

27

А. B. Uspenskii, Yu. M. Timofeev, D. А. Kozlov, and I. V. Chernyi

Development of Methods and Instruments for Remote Temperature and Humidity Sensing of the Earth’s Atmosphere

33

Е. V. Volkova, А. I. Andreev, and А. А. Kostornaya

Cloud Cover and Precipitation Monitoring Based on Data from Polar Orbiting and Geostationary Satellites

45

V. G. Astafurov and A. V. Skorokhodov

Using the Results of Cloud Classification Based on Satellite Data for Solving Climatological and Meteorological Problems

57

Yu. М. Timofeev, G. M. Nerobelov, А. V. Polyakov, and Ya. А. Virolainen

Satellite Monitoring of the Ozonosphere

71

M. D. Tsyrul’nikov, D. R. Gaifulin, P. I. Svirenko, and A. B. Uspenskii

Assimilation of Observations from Meteorological Satellites in the Hydrometcenter of Russia

80

N. P. Shakina, I. A. Gorlach, and E. N. Skriptunova

Using Satellite Data on Convective Cloudiness to Analyze and Prevent Flight Accidents

94

V. G. Smirnov, V. V. Asmus, I. A. Bychkova, V. A. Krovotyntsev,
I. S. Trenina, and N. Yu. Zakhvatkina

Satellite Methods for Sea Ice Investigation in the Russian Arctic: 55 Years of Application, Experience and Prospects

102

A. I. Strashnaya and O. V. Bereza

Using Satellite Information in Agrometeorological Forecasting

114

A. D. Kleshchenko and O. V. Savitskaya

Estimation of Winter Wheat Yield Using the Principal Component Analysis Based on the Integration of Satellite and Ground-based Information

127

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