nasa’s earth science division flight overview

NASA’s Earth Science Division Flight Overview

Bradley D. DoornProgram ManagerEarth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate

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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.

2010 NASA Climate Plan2007 Decadal Survey

Administration prioritiesand constraints

Decadal survey,OCO-2,

climate continuity missions,

balanced programIntegrated Program

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NASA Operating Missions (Included in Senior Review)

Compromised Performance

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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)

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Missions in Formulation and Implementation – 11/2011

NPP10/25/2011

w/NOAAEOS cont., Op Met.

AQUARIUS6/10/2011

w/CONAE; SSS

LDCM12/2012

w/USGS; TIRS

GPM7/2013 (TBR)

w/ JAXA; Precip

SMAP*Late CY2014

w/CSASoil Moist., Frz/Thaw

ICESat-2April 2016

Ice Dynamics

OCO-22013*

Global CO2

* LRDs in flux because of launch vehicle failures

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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

1.0 Introduction to the Project

Phase A in FY12

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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

8/2/11

Phase A in FY12

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Future Orbital Flight Missions – 2011 – 2022

(International contributions)

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The Need for Global, Multi-Decadal Measurements

Lee Fu, JPL

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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, …

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NASA’s Portfolio Enables Multi-Mission Applications

Simultaneous for multi-satellite products (A-Train)

Over time for long term data records

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Sea Level Rise from Altimetry and GravimetryGRACE & Jason-1 and Jason-2

Total

Steric Contribution

IPCC WG1 FAR (2007)

13Zhao & Running 2010, ScienceMODIS Data

~0.1%/year decline

Drought Decreased Net Primary Productivity from 2000 - 2009

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Decline in multiyear sea ice coverage from QuikSCAT

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Flight Staffing Allocations

Requirementsand

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Early data product discussions will

help affect sustained continuity