Title :
The NPOESS Preparatory Project: mission concept and status
Author :
Murphy, Robert E. ; Taylor, Raynor ; DeVito, Daniel S. ; Smith, Janice K. ; Henegar, Joy ; Dodge, James C. ; Wilczynski, Peter ; Kelly, Michael ; Schneider, Stanley ; Welsch, Carol ; Bloom, Hal ; Mango, Stephen A. ; Crison, Michael
Author_Institution :
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
NPP is a joint NASA/IPO mission to extend selected systematic measurements initiated by the Terra and Aqua missions and to provide risk reduction for NPOESS. The key senior properties and mission features are summarized
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; atmospheric measuring apparatus; radiometers; remote sensing; NPOESS Preparatory Project; NPP; National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System; mission concept; mission status; risk reduction; sensor properties; systematic measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Image resolution; Land surface; Microwave radiometry; NASA; Ocean temperature; Satellite broadcasting; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976216
