Aqua/AMSR-E

• AMSR-E data utilization– JMA started to use AMSR-E data for the global

numerical prediction model on May 15, 2006.

2. Operation Status

Improved the forecast accuracy of the path of a typhoon

– SST anomaly in the high latitude ocean of AMSR-E site is released on September 14, 2006.

ALOS Overview

• JAXA’s High-Resolution Earth Observing Satellite• Mission

– Cartography (1/25,000)– Regional Environmental Monitoring– Disaster Monitoring– Resources Survey

Panchromatic Remote-sensing Instrument for

Stereo Mapping (PRISM)

Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometer type 2

(AVNIR-2)

Data Relay Communication AntennaStar Tracker

GPS Antenna

Solar Array Paddle

9m

22m

Orbit : Sun Synchronous

Altitude: 691.65km

Repeat Cycle : 46days

Sub-Cycle : 2days

Launch Date : Jan.24, 2006Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar

(PALSAR)

2. Operation Status

Spatial Resolution: 2.5m (at Nadia)Swath Width: 70km(Nadia only) / 35km (Triplet mode)

Range Resolution: 7 to 44/ 14 to 88m (Fine) 100m (ScanSAR)

Swath Width: 40 to 70km (Fine) / 250 to 350km (ScanSAR)

Spatial Resolution: 10m (at Nadia)Swath Width: 70km(at Nadia)Pointing Angle: -44 to +44 degree

ALOS Current Status

• Initial CAL/VAL Period;– Calibration and Validation of each sensors on

processing Level1 data from Level0 data are most important and necessary to improve the accuracy of high resolution DEM and biomass distribution data.

• We will have the review on October 23 for move to “Routine Operations Period”.

• ALOS data utilization;– Disaster monitoring

2. Operation Status

Flooded areas in ChoeleChoele City, Argentina observed by "Daichi"(ALOS) on July 30, 2006.

Network Interface

NASA/GSFC(SDPF,TSDIS,EDOS,CSAFS)JAXA/EOC

APAN/SINET(effect 6Mbps)

NASA/JPL(PO.DAAC)

2. Operation Status

NOAA/NESDIS

JAXA/EOC

Wide area Ethernet

JAXA/EORC

JMA/MSC

JAXA/TKSCWide Area Ethernet(100Mbps) ATM 1Mbps

EORC Tokyo office move to Tsukuba the end of October.

EORC will connect Tsukuba WAN and increase 200Mbps with EOC next April.

3. Future Program

GOSAT

Greenhouse gasses Observing SATellite

3. Future Program

• Mission– To observe greenhouse effect gasses globally

GOSAT Overview3. Future Program

Designed Life Span: 5yearsOrbit Plan: Altitude 666km Sun-Synchronous Sub-Recurrent OrbitOrbit Inclination: 98deg.Launch: Aug.2008 by H-IIA (TBD)

TANSO-FTS(Greenhouse gasses observing Sensor)Atmospheric absorption observation by Fourier Theorem Spectroscopy

Wavelength band1 0.38μm band2 0.67μm band3 0.87μm band4 1.62μm

Spectrum resolution 0.2 – 1cm

TANSO-CAI(Cloud/Aerosol Sensor)ImagerWavelength band1 0.38μm band2 0.67μm band3 0.87μm band4 1.62μm

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