Title :
Global Precipitation Measurement mission - architecture and mission concept
Author_Institution :
Mission Syst. Eng., NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Abstract :
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission is a collaboration between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and other US and international partners, with the goal of monitoring the diurnal and seasonal variations in precipitation over the surface of the Earth. These measurements will be used to improve current climate models and weather forecasting, and enable improved storm and flood warnings. This paper gives an overview of the mission architecture and addresses some of the key trades that have been completed, including the selection of the Core Observatory´s orbit, orbit maintenance trades, and design issues related to meeting orbital debris requirements
Keywords :
artificial satellites; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric precipitation; atmospheric techniques; climatology; Earth surface precipitation; Global Precipitation Measurement mission; Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; climate models; diurnal variation monitoring; flood warning; seasonal variation monitoring; storm warning; weather forecasting; Current measurement; Earth; Extraterrestrial measurements; International collaboration; Monitoring; NASA; Observatories; Predictive models; Storms; Weather forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2006 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9545-X
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2006.1655727
