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Aerosol-Cloud-Ecosystems (ACE)
Status:
Future, Pre-Formulation
Mission Category:
Earth Systematic Missions, Decadal Survey, Tier 2
The objectives of the Aerosol-Cloud Ecosystems (ACE) mission are to study aerosol and cloud types and properties and measure ocean productivity in the surface ocean layers. Data from ACE will improve climate models and air-quality forecasts and will be used in the prediction of climate change.
Key Aerosol-Cloud-Ecosystems Facts
| Instruments: |
Backscatter Lidar Doppler Radar Multi-angle Polarimeter Ocean Color Spectrometer |
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| Program Scientist(s): |
Hal Maring Paula Bontempi |
Related Applications:
- Carbon Management
- Water Management