Aquarius Program Science

Dr. Eric Lindstrom Aquarius Program Scientist

NASA Headquarters

Aquarius/SAC-D Science Team Meeting Seattle, Washington

7/19/2010

Ocean Salinity Science Team (USA component of Aquarius/SAC-D Science Team)

•  Phase 1 - supports Aquarius product development prior to and immediately after launch.

•  Phase 1 team selected - 15 US Investigations starting 10/1/09

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Ocean Salinity Science Team (USA component of Aquarius/SAC-D Science Team)

•  Phase 2 - supports exploitation of Aquarius/SAC-D for ocean science.

•  Phase 2 proposals due 10/30/10 Selection after launch.

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Salinity Field Program 2012

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Planning meeting 1-3 Dec 2009 in Pasadena, CA.

Building ties with SMOS/Europe.

Building ties with research program on Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.

Cooperation with NSF, NOAA, and ONR.

Coordination with US CLIVAR Program

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NASA Solicitations this year

•  Field Program for Upper Ocean Salinity Processes (2012, ~Subtropical North Atlantic Ocean)

•  Ocean Salinity Science Team – Phase 2 – Exploitation of Aquarius data for ocean science.

•  Full Team in place mid-2011.

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Parallel Developments

•  Sea Surface Temperature Science Team established.

•  First meeting – 8-10 Nov 2010, Seattle •  http://depts.washington.edu/uwconf/sst2010/

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BACK-UP

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Initial Aquarius/SAC-D Science Team

•  The principal investigators for the NASA-funded projects (Ocean Salinity Science Team):

- William Asher, University of Washington, Seattle - Frederick Bingham, University of North Carolina, Wilmington - Shannon Brown, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. - Antonio Busalacchi, University of Maryland, College Park - Ichiro Fukumori, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. - Arnold Gordon, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, N.Y. - Thomas Jackson, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Md. - W. Linwood Jones, University of Central Florida, Orlando - Roger Lang, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. - William Large, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colo. - Nikolai Maximenko, University of Hawaii, Honolulu - Rui Ponte, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., Cambridge, Mass. - Stephen Riser, University of Washington, Seattle - Douglas Vandemark, University of New Hampshire, Durham - Frank Wentz, Remote Sensing Systems, Santa Rosa, Calif.

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Initial Aquarius/SAC-D Science Team

•  The principal investigators for the CONAE/MinCyT-funded projects are:

- Miguel Bertolami, National University of the Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Chubut, Argentina - Marcelo Cassini, National University of Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Carlos Cotlier, National University of Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina - Dora Goniadzki, National Water Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Raúl Guerrero, National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Haydee Karszenbaum, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Maite Narvarte, Marine Biology Institute Alte. Storni, Chubut, Argentina - Alberto Piola, Naval Hydrographic Service, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Gloria Pujol, National Meteorological Service, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Mirta Raed, National University of Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Raúl Rivas, National University of Centro, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Cristina Rodriguez, Mariscope Chilena Department of Oceanography, Puerto Montt, Chile - Hector Salgado, Naval Hydrographic Service, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Paola Salio, National University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Cristina Serafini, National University of Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina

•  N.Ebuchi, Hokkaido Univ +9 Investigations from Italy

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