Title :
L-1 and L-2 observatories for Earth science in the post-2010 era
Author :
Wiscombe, Warren ; Herman, Jay ; Valero, Francisco
Author_Institution :
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
Twin observatories 1.5 million km from Earth along the Earth-Sun line offer revolutionary possibilities for Earth observation and scientific progress.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; remote sensing; Earth observation; Earth science missions; Earth-Sun line; L-1 observatories; L-2 observatories; Lagrange points; Triana; full-disk view; global synoptic coverage; halo orbit; Antenna measurements; Calibration; Current measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Geoscience; Low earth orbit satellites; Moon; Observatories; Sun; Weather forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025041
