AQUARIUS : A Passive/Active Microwave Sensor to Monitor Sea Surface Salinity Globally from Space

Author: Levine, David
Published: [2004].
Physical Description: 1 electronic document
Additional Creators: Colomb, F. Raul, Lagerloef, Gary S. E., and Chao, Yi

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Summary

Salinity is important for understanding ocean dynamics, energy exchange with the atmosphere and the global water cycle. Existing data is limited and much of the ocean has never even been sampled. Sea surface salinity can be measured remotely by satellite and a three year mission for this purpose called AquariudSAC-D has recently been selected by NASA's Earth System Science Pathfinder (ESSP) program. The objective is to map the salinity field globally with a spatial resolution of 100 km and a monthly average accuracy of 0.2 psu. The mission, scheduled for launch in 2008, is a partnership of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) and the Argentine Comision National de Actividades Epaciales (CONAE).

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Earth Resources and Remote Sensing

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Document ID: 20050139772.
International Society for Optical Engineering; 8-11 Nov. 2004; Honolulu, HI; United States.

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