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GEO-CAPE : Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events

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Mission objectives:

  • Identification of human versus natural sources of aerosols and ozone precursors
  • Dynamics of coastal ecosystems, river plumes, and tidal fronts
  • Observation of air pollution transport in North, Central, and South America
  • Prediction of track of oil spills, fires, and releases from natural disasters
  • Detection and tracking of waterborne hazardous materials
  • Measure coastal health
  • Forecasts of air quality
Orbit: GEO

Instruments:

High and low spatial resolution hyperspectral imagers



Meetings

GEO-CAPE Science Working Group Meeting
22-24 Sept 2009 | > Go to Web Site


Documents

GEO-CAPE Technology Investment
> Overview (.pdf)
> Overview (.pdf) (Updated Sept. 2009)

Decadal Survey Symposium
> Go to Workshop | GEOCAPE Overview (.pdf)

GEO-CAPE : Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events

GEO-CAPE

The solar backscatter data will provide aerosol optical depth information for assimilation into aerosol models and downscaling to surface concentrations.














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