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- [Source: NASA Earth Science Decadal Survey Studies, http://decadal.gsfc.nasa.gov/ascends.html ]
Mission objectives:
* Measure the number density of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in the column of air beneath the aircraft * Measure length of the column using a laser altimeter * Measure ambient air pressure and temperature. ASCENDS will provide improved ability to predict/model long-term changes in the climate cycle based both on the understanding of the natural processes driving the variability of natural carbon sources and sinks, and on the transport of carbon through the atmosphere. Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: ASCENDS Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: NASA Decadal Survey Short_Name: ASCENDS Long_Name: Active Sensing of CO2 Emissions over Nights, Days, and Seasons End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous End_Group Creation_Date: 2009-12-23 Online_Resource: http://decadal.gsfc.nasa.gov/ascends.html Group: Platform_Logistics Primary_Sponsor: USA/NASA End_Group End_Group
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