THE UNITED STATES’ NEXT GENERATION OF ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEM MEASUREMENTS

Authors

J. Fishman, Saint Louis UniversityFollow
L. T. Iraci, NASA Ames Research Center
J. Al-Saadi, NASA
K. Chance, NASA Langley Research Center
F. Chavez, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
M. Chin, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
P. Coble, University of South Florida
C. Davis, Oregon State University
P. M. DiGiacomo, NOAA/ NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research
D. Edwards, National Center for Atmospheric Research
A. Eldering, California Institute of Technology
J. Goes, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
J. Herman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
C. Hu, University of South Florida
D. J. Jacob, Harvard University
C. Jordan, University of New Hampshire
S. R. Kawa, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
R. Key, California Institute of Technology
X. Liu, Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
S. Lohrenz, University of Southern Mississippi
A. Mannino, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
V. Natraj, California Institute of Technology
D. Neil, NASA Langley Research Center
J. Neu, California Institute of Technology
M. Newchurch, University of Alabama in Huntsville
K. Pickering, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
J. Salisbury, University of New Hampshire
H. Sosik, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
A. Subramaniam, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
M. Tzortziou, University of Maryland
J. Wang, University of Nebraska– Lincoln
M. Wang, NOAA/ NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2-2012

Citation

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Volume 93, Issue 10 (October 2012) pp. 1547-1566; DOI:10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00201.1

Comments

Copyright 2012 American Meteorological Society

Abstract

Change of the NRC report. The U.S. National Research Council (NRC), at the request of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Geological Survey, conducted an Earth Science Decadal Survey review to assist in planning the next generation of Earth science satellite missions [NRC 2007; commonly referred to as the “Decadal Survey” (“DS”)]. The Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (GEO-CAPE) mission measuring tropospheric trace gases and aerosols and coastal ocean phytoplankton, water quality, and biogeochemistry from geostationary orbit was one of 17 recommended missions. Satellites in geostationary orbit provide continuous observations within their field of view, a revolutionary advance for both atmosphere and ocean science disciplines. The NRC placed GEO-CAPE within the second tier of missions, recommended for launch within the 2013–16 time frame. In addition to providing information for addressing scientific questions, the NRC advised that increasing the societal benefits of Earth science research should be a high priority for federal science agencies and policy makers.