Journal article
The United States' Next Generation of Atmospheric Composition and Coastal Ecosystem Measurements: NASA's Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (GEO-CAPE) Mission
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Vol.93(10), pp.1547-1566
10/01/2012
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00201.1
Abstract
The Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (GEO-CAPE) mission was recommended by the National Research Council's (NRC's) Earth Science Decadal Survey to measure tropospheric trace gases and aerosols and coastal ocean phytoplankton, water quality, and biogeochemistry from geostationary orbit, providing continuous observations within the field of view. To fulfill the mandate and address the challenge put forth by the NRC, two GEO-CAPE Science Working Groups (SWGs), representing the atmospheric composition and ocean color disciplines, have developed realistic science objectives using input drawn from several community workshops. The GEO-CAPE mission will take advantage of this revolutionary advance in temporal frequency for both of these disciplines. Multiple observations per day are required to explore the physical, chemical, and dynamical processes that determine tropospheric composition and air quality over spatial scales ranging from urban to continental, and over temporal scales ranging from diurnal to seasonal. Likewise, high-frequency satellite observations are critical to studying and quantifying biological, chemical, and physical processes within the coastal ocean. These observations are to be achieved from a vantage point near 95°–100°W, providing a complete view of North America as well as the adjacent oceans. The SWGs have also endorsed the concept of phased implementation using commercial satellites to reduce mission risk and cost. GEO-CAPE will join the global constellation of geostationary atmospheric chemistry and coastal ocean color sensors planned to be in orbit in the 2020 time frame.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The United States' Next Generation of Atmospheric Composition and Coastal Ecosystem Measurements: NASA's Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (GEO-CAPE) Mission
- Creators
- J Fishman - Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MissouriL. T Iraci - NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CaliforniaJ Al-Saadi - NASA, Washington, D.C., and NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VirginiaK Chance - Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MassachusettsF Chavez - Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CaliforniaM Chin - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MarylandP Coble - University of South Florida, Tampa, FloridaC Davis - Oregon State University, Corvallis, OregonP. M DiGiacomo - NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research, Camp Springs, MarylandD Edwards - National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, ColoradoA Eldering - Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CaliforniaJ Goes - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New YorkJ Herman - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MarylandC Hu - University of South FloridaD. J Jacob - Harvard University, Cambridge, MassachusettsC Jordan - University of New Hampshire, Durham, New HampshireS. R Kawa - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MarylandX Liu - Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MassachusettsR Key - Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CaliforniaS Lohrenz - University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Marine Science, Stennis Space Center, MississippiA Mannino - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MarylandV Natraj - Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CaliforniaD Neil - NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VirginiaJ Neu - Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CaliforniaM Newchurch - University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AlabamaK Pickering - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MarylandJ Salisbury - University of New Hampshire, Durham, New HampshireH Sosik - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MassachusettsA Subramaniam - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New YorkM Tzortziou - University of Maryland, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, Maryland, and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MarylandM Wang - NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research, Camp Springs, MarylandJ Wang - University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Vol.93(10), pp.1547-1566
- DOI
- 10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00201.1
- ISSN
- 1520-0477
- eISSN
- 1520-0477
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2012
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984104810102771
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