The future of instrument technology for space-based remote sensing for NASA´s Earth Science Enterprise

Author

Peri, Frank, Jr. ; Hartley, Jonathan B. ; Duda, James L.

Author_Institution

Earth Sci. Technol. Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

432

Abstract

The vision of the Earth Science Enterprise (ESE)of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established a variety of science challenges for the next 25 years, relating to predictions of weather, climate, and foreseeable changes in the Earth´s environment. In this paper, we discuss the attendant needs for space-based remote sensing technologies. In addition, we suggest some strategies for deploying the necessary assets

Keywords

aerospace instrumentation; atmospheric measuring apparatus; geophysical equipment; remote sensing; ESE; Earth Science Enterprise; NASA; active optical instruments; climate; instrument technology; microwave imagers; microwave radiometers; on-board processing; passive optical instruments; radar instruments; science challenges; space-based remote sensing; weather; Geoscience; High speed optical techniques; Instruments; Laser radar; NASA; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Remote sensing; Sea measurements; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International

Conference_Location

Sydney, NSW

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7031-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976181

Filename

976181