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Low/Medium Density Biomass, Coastal and Ocean Carbon: A Carbon Cycle MissionAs part of the Global Carbon Cycle research effort, an agency-wide planning initiative was organized between October 2000 and June 2001 by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) at the behest of the Associate Administrator for Earth Science. The goal was to define future research and technology development activities needed for implementing a cohesive scientific observation plan. A timeline for development of missions necessary to acquire the selected new measurements was laid out, and included missions for low - medium density terrestrial biomass / coastal ocean / and ocean carbon. This paper will begin with the scientific justification and measurement requirements for these specific activities, explore the options for having separate or combined missions, and follow-up with an implementation study centered on a hyperspectral imager at geosynchronous altitudes.
Document ID
20030022698
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Esper, Jaime
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Gervin, Jan
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Kirchman, Frank
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Middleton, Elizabeth
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Knox, Robert
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Gregg, Watson
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Mannino, Antonio
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
McClain, Charles
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Herman, Jay
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Hall, Forrest
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Subject Category
Oceanography
Meeting Information
Meeting: 4th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth Observation
Location: Berlin
Country: Germany
Start Date: April 1, 2003
Sponsors: International Academy of Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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