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Earth Science Division Overview and Status

Earth Science Division Overview and Status . Michael H. Freilich 21 April 2009. Overarching goal: to advance Earth System science, including climate studies, through spaceborne data acquisition, research and analysis, and predictive modeling Six major activities:

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Earth Science Division Overview and Status

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  1. Earth Science Division Overview and Status Michael H. Freilich 21 April 2009

  2. Overarching goal: to advance Earth System science, including climate studies, through spaceborne data acquisition, research and analysis, and predictive modeling Six major activities: Building and operating Earth observing satellite missions, many with international and interagency partners Making high-quality data products available to the broad science community Conducting and sponsoring cutting-edge research Field campaigns to complement satellite measurements Analyses of non-NASA mission data Modeling Applied Science Developing technologies to improve Earth observation capabilities Education and Public Outreach Earth Science Division Overview

  3. NASA Operating Missions OSTM/Jason 2

  4. A-Train (2009)

  5. GLORY 1-2/2010 Aerosols, Solar Irrad OCO 2/2009 Atmos CO2 AQUARIUS 5/2010 OceanSalinity LDCM 12/2012 Land Imaging GPM 7/2013, 11/2014 Global Precip SMAP 3/2014 Soil Moist+Freeze/Thaw ICESat-II 2015 Ice Topog Missions in Formulation and Implementation X NPP 1-6/2011 EOS Cont.

  6. Decadal Survey Missions Next Generation

  7. Objectives/Principles for Augmentation Funds • Complete and launch the 5 “Foundational” Earth Science missions now under development • Glory, Aquarius, NPP, LDCM (w/TIRS), GPM Core • Develop Decadal Survey missions, as possible • Venture-class • SMAP, ICESAT-II • DESDynI, CLARREO • Tier-II mission studies • Focused technology development • Preserve overall program balance (R&A, Applied Sciences, Technology) • Ice Bridge (aircraft campaigns to extend ICESAT-1 data set to ICESAT-II) • Airborne Infrastructure and instruments • Supercomputing • Technology • Regional impacts/applications • Climate Modeling • Education and Public Outreach

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