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NASA’s Earth Science Division Flight Overview. Bradley D. Doorn Program Manager Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate. PECORA 18. Guiding Recommendation Documents. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
NASA’s Earth Science Division Flight Overview
Bradley D. DoornProgram ManagerEarth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate
PECORA 18
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Guiding Recommendation Documents
The 2010 Climate plan outline integrated programs for observations, data product development and delivery that include multiple satellite and span generations.
Consistency is as necessary to NASA’s mission as it is to other Agencies.
2010 NASA Climate Plan2007 Decadal Survey
Administration prioritiesand constraints
Decadal survey,OCO-2,
climate continuity missions,
balanced programIntegrated Program
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NASA Operating Missions (Included in Senior Review)
Compromised Performance
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Mission Updates – Afternoon Constellation
CloudSat has moved below the A-Train while continuing recovery effort.
PARASOL is in the process of permanently existing the constellation
JAXA GCOM-W1 to join the A-Train (LRD: Nov 2011 – Mar 2012)
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Missions in Formulation and Implementation – 11/2011
NPP10/25/2011
w/NOAAEOS cont., Op Met.
AQUARIUS6/10/2011
w/CONAE; SSS
LDCM12/2012
w/USGS; TIRS
GPM7/2013 (TBR)
w/ JAXA; Precip
SMAP*Late CY2014
w/CSASoil Moist., Frz/Thaw
ICESat-2April 2016
Ice Dynamics
OCO-22013*
Global CO2
* LRDs in flux because of launch vehicle failures
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SAGE III on the ISS: On orbit date late 2014
The SAGE III instrument was built in the1990’s, manifested to fly on the ISS in the early 2000’s before it was shelved
Instrument has been in storage and is being refurbished to fly on the ISS
SAGE III will continue NASA’s 25 year ozone measurements
SAGE III will be the first of possibly several Earth science instruments onthe ISS
ELC-4
1.0 Introduction to the Project
Phase A in FY12
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GRACE-FO Continuity Mission
This strategic mission is identified in the NASA implementation plan
Will continue the GRACE data record, and will follow the GRACE implementation path Partnership with Germany, with the partnership parameters now
in development GRACE FO is not a substitute for GRACE II mission, a
third Tier DS mission
8/2/11
Phase A in FY12
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Future Orbital Flight Missions – 2011 – 2022
(International contributions)
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The Need for Global, Multi-Decadal Measurements
Lee Fu, JPL
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Integrated Program for Water Availability/Quality Precipitation
TRMM (extended mission w/JAXA); Field Campaigns (e.g. GRIP, EV-1 HS3; GPM (2014 w/ JAXA)
Soil Moisture and Freeze/Thaw State SMAP ( w/CSA)
Inland Waters SWOT (late 2019 w/CNES, CSA)
Subsurface Ground Water (Aquifer Volume Changes) GRACE and GRACE-FO (2016 w/Germany)
Glacier and Ice Sheet Volume Changes and Dynamics ICEBRIDGE (ongoing); ICESAT-2 (2016); DESDynI (TBD)
Coastal Water Quality PACE (2019/2020 w/ CNES [likely])
Northern Latitude Land, Lakes, Permafrost EV-1 CARVE, SMAP, SWOT, GRACE-FO, ICESAT-2, DESDynI
Accelerated Operational Use of Research Measurements, …
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NASA’s Portfolio Enables Multi-Mission Applications
Simultaneous for multi-satellite products (A-Train)
Over time for long term data records
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Sea Level Rise from Altimetry and GravimetryGRACE & Jason-1 and Jason-2
Total
Steric Contribution
IPCC WG1 FAR (2007)
13Zhao & Running 2010, ScienceMODIS Data
~0.1%/year decline
Drought Decreased Net Primary Productivity from 2000 - 2009
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Decline in multiyear sea ice coverage from QuikSCAT
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Flight Staffing Allocations
Requirementsand
Capabilities
PECORA 18
Early data product discussions will
help affect sustained continuity