Oceanography Space Missions Compiled by Dr. Bill Patzert/JPL and Dr. Mike Van Woert/NOAA Click here to download the PowerPoint slides
Glossary
	Ocean surface topography missions: TOPEX/POSIDEN, JASON-1, ERS-2, GFO, ICESAT, Alt/Envisat, OSTM. Click here to view the timeline.
	Ocean vector wind missions: Seawinds/QuikSCAt, Seawinds/ADEOS-2, AMI/ERS C, DMSP, CBERS-2, CBERS-3, WINDSAT, ASCAT/EPS, CBERS-4, CBERS-5, SCD-3, CMIS/NPOES-C!, NPOES-C2, AlphaScat/GCOM-B1 & B2. ICESAT, Alt/Envisat, OSTM. Click here to view the timeline.
	Ocean biology missions: SeaWiFS/SEASTAR, MODIS/EOS-Terra, HY-1, OCEANSAT-2, OCM/IRS-P4, MERIS/ENVISAT, MOS/IRS-P3, Polder&GLI/ADEOS-2, SGLI/GCM-B1 & B2, MODIS/EOS/AQUA, VIIRS/NPP, VIIRS/NPOES. Click here to view the timeline.
	Geoid and salinity missions: CHAMP, GRACE, GOCE, SMOS, AQUARIUS. Click here to view the timeline.
	Sea ice concentration, drift and thickness missions: AMI/ERS, ASAR/ENVISAT, RADARSAT-1,-2, and -3, Seawinds/QuikSCAT, Seawinds & AMSR/ADEOS-2, ICESAT, CRYOSAT, MODIS&AMSR-E/EOS-Aqua, CMIS/NPOES C1, JERS-1, WindSat, SMOS, ALOS, COS MO-SKYMED, HY-1, TERRASAR, OLS & SSMI/DMSP, AVHRR & AMSU/NOAA, MODIS/EOS-Terra, VIIRS/NPP. Click here to view the timeline.
	Sea surface temperature missions: AVHRR/NOAA am, AVHRR/NOAA pm, TRMM, ASTR/ERS-2, AATSR/ENVISAT, MODIS/EOS-Terra, MOS/IRS-P3, MODIS/EOS-Aqua, MISR/IRS-P4, CBERS-2,-3,-4,-5, AVHRR/EPS, VIIRSD/NPOES, Windsat, VIIRS/0530, VIIRS/NPP, AMSR/GLI/ADEOS-2, HY-1, SGLI/GCOM-B1 and B2. Click here to view the timeline.
More: Summary of Ocean and Land Space Missions (1990s and Beyond) Compiled by Dr. Bill Patzert/JPL and Dr. Mike Van Woert/NOAA Click here to get the detail.

Team Leader: Tim Liu Last Updated: 06 Sep 2005 JPL Clearance: CL 03-0447

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