Functionality of a geostationary spacecraft to support Earth science regional process research is identified. Most regional process studies require high spatial and temporal resolution. These high temporal resolutions are on the order of 30 minutes and may be achievable with instruments positioned in a geostationary orbit. A complement of typical existing or near term instruments are identified to take advantage of this altitude. This set of instruments is listed, and the requirements these instruments impose on a spacecraft are discussed. A brief description of the geostationary spacecraft concepts which support these instruments is presented.
Geostationary Orbit Earth Science Platform Concepts for Global Change Monitoring
1991
10 pages
Report
No indication
English
Unmanned Spacecraft , Space Technology , Meteorological Data Collection, Analysis, & Weather , Climate change , Spacecraft instruments , Synchronous platforms , Earth sciences , Environmental monitoring , Remote sensing , High resolution , Spatial resolution , Temporal resolution , Satellite instruments
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