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Missions: Earth Systematic Missions
As a follow-on to the EOS missions, the Earth Systematic Missions (ESM) program will continue to advance our understanding of the climate system and climate change. The primary path toward meeting this objective is the mission outlined in the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Earth Science Decadal Survey document released in 2007.
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3D Winds (Demo) | Concept, Future | |
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Active Sensing of CO2 Emissions over Nights, Days, and Seasons (ASCENDS) | Future, Pre-Formulation | |
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Aerosol-Cloud-Ecosystems (ACE) | Future, Pre-Formulation | |
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Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory (CLARREO) | Future, Pre-Formulation | |
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Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory Pathfinder (CLARREO Path.) | Future, Pre-Formulation | |
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Deformation, Ecosystem Structure and Dynamics of Ice (DESDynI) | Eliminated | |
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Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (GEO-CAPE) | Future, Pre-Formulation | |
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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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Hyperspectral Infrared Imager (HyspIRI) | Future, Pre-Formulation |