Title :
NASA´s Planning for Spaceborne Ocean Observations
Author_Institution :
Oceanic Processes Branch-Code EBC-8, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The goal of NASA´s Oceanic Processes Program is to develop a scientific basis for and to demonstrate the utility of viewing the oceans from space. At the present time, three flight projects in planning which relate to the oceanic area are: the Dynamic Ocean Topography Experiment (TOPEX), the Gravity Satellite (GRAVSAT), and a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) mission. In addition, studies are underway investigating the feasibil ity of flying oceanographic sensors on operational meteorological satellites.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; GRAVSAT; Gravity satellite; NASA oceanic process program; TOPEX; dynamic ocean topography experiment; flying oceanographic sensors; meteorological satellite; spaceborne ocean observations; synthetic aperture radar mission; Extraterrestrial measurements; Gravity; Marine vehicles; Oceans; Radar measurements; Satellite broadcasting; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Surface topography; Synthetic aperture radar;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 81
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1981.1151563
