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Mission to Planet EarthTo preserve the earth, it is necessary to understand the tremendously complex interactions of the atmosphere, oceans, land, and man's activities deeply enough to construct models that can predict the consequences of our actions and help us make sound environmental, energy, agriculture, and economic decisions. Mission to Planet Earth is NASA's suggested share and the centerpiece of the U.S. contribution to understanding the environment, the Global Change Research Program. The first major element of the mission would be the Earth Observing System, which would give the simultaneous, comprehensive, long-term earth coverage lacking previously. NASA's Geosynchronous Earth Observatory with two additional similar spacecraft would be orbited by the U.S., plus one each by Japan and the European Space Agency. These would be the first geostationary satellites to span all the disciplines of the earth sciences. A number of diverse data gathering payloads are also planned to be carried aboard the Polar Orbiting Platform. Making possible the long, continuous observations planned and coping with the torrent of data acquired will require technical gains across a wide front. Finally, how all this data is consolidated and disseminated by the EOS Data and Information System is discussed.
Document ID
19900049624
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Tilford, Shelby G.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Koczor, Ron
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Lee, Jonathan
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Grady, Kevin J.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Hudson, Wayne R.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Johnston, Gordon I.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Njoku, Eni G.
(NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: Aerospace America
Volume: 28
ISSN: 0740-722X
Subject Category
Geosciences (General)
Accession Number
90A36679
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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