Geo-cape

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  • GEO-CAPE
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  • [Source: NASA Earth Science Decadal Survey Studies, http://decadal.gsfc.nasa.gov/geocape.html ] Mission objectives: * Identification of human versus natural sources of aerosols and ozone precursors * Dynamics of coastal ecosystems, river plumes, and tidal fronts * Observation of air pollution transport in North, Central, and South America * Prediction of track of oil spills, fires, and releases from natural disasters * Detection and tracking of waterborne hazardous materials * Measure coastal health * Forecasts of air quality Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: GEO-CAPE Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: NASA Decadal Survey Short_Name: GEO-CAPE Long_Name: Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Type: GEO > GEOSYNCHRONOUS > GEOSTATIONARY End_Group Creation_Date: 2010-05-04 Online_Resource: http://decadal.gsfc.nasa.gov/geocape.html Group: Platform_Logistics Primary_Sponsor: USA/NASA End_Group End_Group
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  • Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events
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