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The Future: Nasa’s Surface Biology and Geology Mission and the Dark (Aquatic) SideWith the release of NASA’s Earth System Observatory (ESO) measurement targets that includes studying the Earth’s Surface Biology and Geology (SBG), a global visible to shortwave infrared imaging spectrometer and a multispectral thermal infrared imager have been planned to launch in the late 2020s. This mission will enable unprecedented interdisciplinary science and applications relevant to studying the biology and geology of the Earth's surface. Measurement targets are directly aligned for studying coastal and inland waters ecosystems and water quality, including coralreef ecosystems, snow and ice, mineralogy, volcanology, biology, ecology, biodiversity, and components of radiative forcing from the surface such as greenhouse gas emissions. The observations not only have scientific value in studying feedbacks and interactions of surface processes (e.g., harmful algal blooms, domoic acid, oil spills, and other hazardous events), but also societal benefit – with the capacity to support real-world decision-making such as response to theseevents and inland water conservation, protection of drinking water quality for public and environmental health, and habitat conservation. The work presented here outlines the conducted mission and architecture study and the initiation of science performance trades (signal sensitivity; spectral, spatial, and temporal resolution; and atmospheric effects) informing the design of the SBG segment of the ESO providing the most value to myriad science and applications as possible. Science and applications synergies and algorithms with the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem (PACE) and the Geostationary Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer (GLIMR) is opportunistic for advancing aquatics research and applications.
Document ID
20210025752
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Liane S Guild
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, California, United States)
Kevin R Turpie
(University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, Maryland, United States)
David S Schimel
(Jet Propulsion Lab La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States)
Benjamin Poulter
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
Charles Miller
(Jet Propulsion Lab La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States)
E Natasha Stavros
(Jet Propulsion Lab La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States)
Michelle M Gierach
(Jet Propulsion Lab La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States)
Stephanie Schollaert Uz
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
Christine M Lee
(Jet Propulsion Lab La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States)
Jeffrey C Luvall
(Marshall Space Flight Center Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, United States)
Date Acquired
December 9, 2021
Publication Date
February 27, 2022
Publication Information
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: 2022 Ocean Sciences Meeting
Location: Virtual (Hawaii Convention Center)
Country: US
Start Date: February 27, 2022
End Date: March 4, 2022
Sponsors: American Geophysical Union
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX15AT34A
CONTRACT_GRANT: 80NM0018D0004P00002
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
THE FUTURE
NASA
Biology
Geology
Mission
Aquatic
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