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Contents include the following: Computing Information and Communications Technology (CICT) Systems Analysis. Our modeling approach: a 3-part schematic investment model of technology change, impact assessment and prioritization. A whirlwind tour of our model. Lessons learned.
Following on the successful launch of Aura in July 2004, NASA will continue to add to the A-train with the spring 2006 launch of the CALIPSO and Cloudsat missions, followed by the fall 2008 launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO). The CALIPSO mission has three nadir-viewing instruments: a cloud-aerosol lidar for measuring aerosol and cloud height and properties, a 3-channel thermal infrared imaging radiometer, and a wide field cloud camera. The Cloudsat mission has a 94 GHz cloud profiling radar, returning cloud structure vs. height profiles. Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) is a mission focused on precision measurements of total column CO2 using reflected sunlight. These missions and how they relate to the other parts of the A-train will be presented. A brief report from a NASA workshop on future atmospheric science missions will also be presented.
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In this paper, we discuss recent technology developments that improve science return in the lowest 5 km of the atmosphere, an interesting region that is difficult to sound at high vertical resolution with other techniques from space.
Optical communication technologies are being developed to support multi-gigabit/sec links that encompass the LEO-to-GEO and GEO-to-GROUND communication system.
In this paper, we will describe some of the underlying principles of QGC, discuss its potential capability, and report on the progress of our hardware development to date.
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A workshop on Antartic Autonomous Scientific Vehicles and Traverses met at the National Geographic Society in February to discuss scientific objectives and benefits of the use of rovers such as are being developed for use in planetary exploration.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has established the New Millennium.
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