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Aquarius and the Aquarius/SAC-D MissionAquarius is a combination L-band radiometer and scatterometer designed to map the salinity field at the ocean surface from space. It will be flown on the Aquarius/SAC-D mission, a partnership between the USA space agency (NASA) and Argentine space agency (CONAE). The mission is composed of two parts: (a) The Aquarius instrument being developed as part of NASA.s Earth System Science Pathfinder (ESSP) program; and (b) SAC-D the fourth spacecraft service platform in the CONAE Satellite de Aplicaciones Cientificas (SAC) program. The primary focus of the mission is to monitor the seasonal and interannual variations of the salinity field in the open ocean. The mission also meets the needs of the Argentine space program for monitoring the environment and for hazard detection and includes several instruments related to these goals.
Document ID
20110015243
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
LeVine, D. M.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Lagerloef, G. S. E.
(Earth and Space Research Seattle, WA, United States)
Torrusio, S.
(Comision Nacional de Actividates Espaciales Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 2010
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Report/Patent Number
GSFC.CPR.4704.2011
Report Number: GSFC.CPR.4704.2011
Meeting Information
Meeting: 11th Specialist Meeting on Microwave RAdiometry and Remote Sensing of the Environment, MicroRad/IEEE
Location: Washington, DC
Country: United States
Start Date: March 1, 2010
End Date: March 4, 2010
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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