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Missions: Tier 3
Satellite missions in the final tier of the Decadal Survey will launch from 2016 – 2020. Six missions comprise Tier 3, with four centered on the collection of data for natural hazard prediction, weather forecasting, and water resource management and two focused on stratospheric air quality, tropospheric wind measurements, and pollution transport.
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3D Winds (Demo) | Concept, Future | |
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Global Atmosphere Composition Mission (GACM) | Concept, Future | |
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Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow On (GRACE-FO) | Future, Implementation | |
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Lidar Surface Topography (LIST) | Concept, Future | |
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Precision and All-Weather Temperature and Humidity (PATH) | Concept, Future | |
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Snow and Cold Land Processes (SCLP) | Concept, Future |