Hurricane Katrina: Satellite technology stands tall

Peter J. Brown

doi:10.5055/jem.2005.0048

Authors

Peter J. Brown

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.2005.0048

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Author Biography

Peter J. Brown

Via Satellite magazine’s senior multimedia & homeland security editor. He also serves in a voluntary capacity as a satellite technology and communications advisor to the Maine Emergency Management Agency.

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