DocumentCode
2094067
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
Volume
1
fYear
2001
fDate
2001
Firstpage
543
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7031-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976216
Filename
976216
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