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NASA’s Earth Science Division Flight Overview

NASA’s Earth Science Division Flight Overview. Bradley D. Doorn Program Manager Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate. PECORA 18. Guiding Recommendation Documents.

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NASA’s Earth Science Division Flight Overview

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  1. NASA’s Earth Science Division Flight Overview Bradley D. Doorn Program Manager Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate PECORA 18

  2. 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. Administration priorities and constraints Decadal survey, OCO-2, climate continuity missions, balanced program Integrated Program 2007 Decadal Survey • 2010 NASA Climate Plan

  3. NASA Operating Missions (Included in Senior Review) Compromised Performance

  4. 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)

  5. OCO-2 2013* Global CO2 AQUARIUS 6/10/2011 w/CONAE; SSS SMAP* Late CY2014 w/CSA Soil Moist., Frz/Thaw LDCM 12/2012 w/USGS; TIRS GPM 7/2013 (TBR) w/ JAXA; Precip ICESat-2 April 2016 Ice Dynamics Missions in Formulation and Implementation – 11/2011   NPP 10/25/2011 w/NOAA EOS cont., Op Met. * LRDs in flux because of launch vehicle failures

  6. 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 Phase A in FY12 1.0 Introduction to the Project

  7. 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 Phase A in FY12

  8. Future Orbital Flight Missions – 2011 – 2022 XX XXXXXXXXXX (International contributions)

  9. The Need for Global, Multi-Decadal Measurements Lee Fu, JPL

  10. 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, …

  11. NASA’s Portfolio Enables Multi-Mission Applications Over time for long term data records Simultaneous for multi-satellite products (A-Train)

  12. Sea Level Rise from Altimetry and GravimetryGRACE & Jason-1 and Jason-2 Total Steric Contribution IPCC WG1 FAR (2007)

  13. Drought Decreased Net Primary Productivity from 2000 - 2009 ~0.1%/year decline MODIS Data Zhao & Running 2010, Science

  14. MY fraction Decline in multiyear sea ice coverage from QuikSCAT Jan -1 fields Area (103 km2) Year

  15. Flight Staffing Allocations Requirements and Capabilities Early data product discussions will help affect sustained continuity PECORA 18

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