MIPASMIPAS ANDAND

THE EUROPEAN THE EUROPEAN EARTH OBSERVATION PROGRAMME EARTH OBSERVATION PROGRAMME

Chris Chris ReadingsReadings

ERS-1 (1991) & ERS-2 (1995)

19819877

Metop

THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONTHE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION INCLUDES LARGE EUROPEAN POLAR PLATFORMINCLUDES LARGE EUROPEAN POLAR PLATFORM

––METOP PLUS ENVISATMETOP PLUS ENVISAT

Envisat

19871987

19819877

ERS-1 WITH ERS-2 TO FOLLOWERS-1 WITH ERS-2 TO FOLLOW

THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WHICH THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WHICH INCLUDED LARGE EUROPEAN POLAR INCLUDED LARGE EUROPEAN POLAR PLATFORM–METOP PLUS ENVISATPLATFORM–METOP PLUS ENVISAT

MEETING IN ABINGDON - HERBERT FISCHER, MEETING IN ABINGDON - HERBERT FISCHER, BRUNO CARLI, JOHN PYLE, MIKE RAST AND BRUNO CARLI, JOHN PYLE, MIKE RAST AND CHRIS READINGSCHRIS READINGS

STRATEGY FOR CHEMISTRY PROPOSED – STRATEGY FOR CHEMISTRY PROPOSED – INCLUDES MIPAS INCLUDES MIPAS

THE MIPAS THE MIPAS SAGSAG• C BLOMC BLOM

• B CARLIB CARLI• M CARLOTTIM CARLOTTI• J L DELBOUILLEJ L DELBOUILLE• H FISHERH FISHER• J M FLAUDJ M FLAUD• M LOPAS-M LOPAS-

PUERTASPUERTAS• C MUELLERC MUELLER• H OELHAFH OELHAF• R ZANDERR ZANDER

ESA REPRESENTATION

•C J READINGS•M RAST•J LANGEN

PLUS (LATER) A DUDHIA & T MCELROY

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

1995

2002

Extension

GOCE

Extension

Extension

SMOS Possible Extension

CryoSat

ADM-Aeolus

1998

ERS-2

Envisat

EarthCARE

Swarm

Possible Extension

Possible Ext.

ESA’s Earth Observation Missions

(not Earth Watch)

The Earth System Model

Objectives:

Maintain Europe at leading edge of sciences

Increase use of Earth Observation in formulation, implementation and monitoring of public policies and in the provision of public services

Foster the development of commercial services using Earth Observation

Content:

EARTH EXPLORER SATELLITES for science and technology demonstration

EARTH WATCH SATELLITES for long-term operational monitoring

SERVICES and APPLICATIONS demonstration + int’l agreements (e.g. Charter on Space and Major Disasters)

The Living Planet Programme

ESA “LIVING PLANET” PROGRAMME

EARTH OBSERVATION ENVELOPE PROGRAMME (EOEP)

EARTH WATCHPROGRAMME(several elements) EARTH EXPLORERS

B, C, D, E

EO PREPARATORYACTIVITIES

EARTH WATCHDEFINITIONACTIVITIES

INSTRUMENTPRE-DEVELOPMENT

MISSIONEXPLOITATIONMARKETDEVELOPMENT

EARTH EXPLORER COMPONENT

Ground Segment

Continuity of Missions

OperationalMeterology

GMES SPACECOMPONENT

D&E COMPONENT

Earth Explorers (Earth Science)

Preparation of operational missions

Multi-mission access to data

Preparation of applications

EARTHNET

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ESA Earth Explorers 1 - 6

“A man’s reach should exceed his grasp or what’s a heaven for!”

Omar Khayyam