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NASA Set for a Big Year in Earth Science

By Guest PostJanuary 23, 2014Scienceactive passive, air force station, Antarctica, arctic circle, atmosphere, big year, cape canaveral, cats, charles bolden, climate change, climate forecast, cloud aerosol, earth science, global precipitation measurement, global warming, gpm, gulf of mexico, international space station, iss, iss rapidscat, jaxa, julie robinson, mekong river delta, NASA, natural hazard, oco, orbiting carbon observatory, satellite data, smap, soil moisture, south america, spacex iss, transport system, water cycle, water scarcity

For the first time in more than a decade, five NASA Earth science missions will be launched into space in the same year, opening new and improved remote eyes to monitor our changing planet.

The five launches, including two to the International Space Station (ISS), are part of an active year for NASA Earth science researchers, who also will conduct airborne campaigns to the poles and hurricanes, develop advanced sensor technologies, and use satellite data and analytical tools to improve natural hazard and climate change preparedness. (more…)

Watching Earth’s Winds, On a Shoestring

By Guest PostOctober 30, 2013Scienceatmosphere, climate, earth, earth science mission, el niño, ernesto rodríguez, european ascat scatterometer, hazard for populations, hurricane, interaction, international space station, iss rapidscat, low energy microwave, michael suffredini, microwave energy, NASA, ocean, rapid scatterometer, scatterometer satellite mission, seasat satellite, simon collins, sun synchronous orbit, tropical cyclone

Built with spare parts and without a moment to spare, the International Space Station (ISS)-RapidScat isn’t your average NASA Earth science mission.

Short for Rapid Scatterometer, ISS-RapidScat will monitor ocean winds from the vantage point of the space station . It will join a handful of other satellite scatterometer missions that make essential measurements used to support weather and marine forecasting, including the tracking of storms and hurricanes. It will also help improve our understanding of how interactions between Earth’s ocean and atmosphere influence our climate. (more…)

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NASA Set for a Big Year in Earth Science

Watching Earth’s Winds, On a Shoestring