Satellite Observations to Benefit Science and Society

Based on the 2007 book, "Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond", this book explores each of the seventeen recommended missions. It identifies launch dates, responsible agencies, estimated cost, and scientific and public benefits. It features photographs and illustrations, tables, and graphs.

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Satellite Observations to Benefit Science and Society: Recommended Missions for the Next Decade brings the next ten years into focus for the Earth and environmental science community with a prioritized agenda of space programs, missions, and supporting activities that will best serve scientists in the next decade. These missions will address a broad range of societal needs, such as more reliable weather forecasts, early earthquake warnings, and improved pollution management, benefiting both scientific discovery and the health and well-being of society.
Based on the 2007 book, Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond, this book explores each of the seventeen recommended missions in detail, identifying launch dates, responsible agencies, estimated cost, scientific and public benefits, and more. Printed entirely in color, the book features rich photographs and illustrations, tables, and graphs that will keep the attention of scientists and non-scientists alike.


Table of Contents


Front Matter
An Integrated Strategy: Satellite Observations to Benefit Science and Society
Selecting and Prioritizing the Missions
Recommended Missions
ACE, Aerosol-Cloud-Ecosystems
ASCENDS, Active Sensing of CO2 Emissions over Nights, Days, and Seasons
CLARREO, Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory
DESDynI, Deformation, Ecosystem Structure, and Dynamics of Ice
GACM, Global Atmospheric Composition Mission
GEO-CAPE, Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events
GPSRO, Operational GPSRadio Occultation
GRACE-II, Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment II
HyspIRI, Hyperspectral Infrared Imager
ICESat-II, Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite II
LIST, Lidar Surface Topography
PATH, Precipitation and All-Weather Temperature and Humidity
SCLP, Snow and Cold Land Processes
SMAP, Soil Moisture Active-Passive
SWOT, Surface Water and Ocean Topography
3D-Winds, Three-Dimensional Tropospheric Winds
XOVWM, Extended Ocean Vector Winds Mission
From Satellite Observations to Earth Information