The post ENVISAT strategy. The ESA Earth Explorer and Earth Watch missions

The European Space Agency is currently in the process of defining a long term strategy for its Earth Observation Programme. This envisages two lines of missions, namely the Earth Explorer and Earth Watch missions. The former will basically be concerned with the needs of the research community while...

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Main Author: Readings, C.J.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Earth
Extraterrestrial measurements
Gravity
Land surface
Monitoring
Oceans
Sea measurements
Space technology
Steady-state
Watches
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Summary:The European Space Agency is currently in the process of defining a long term strategy for its Earth Observation Programme. This envisages two lines of missions, namely the Earth Explorer and Earth Watch missions. The former will basically be concerned with the needs of the research community while the latter will focus on operational requirements. This article provides a description of some of the atmospheric, oceanographic and solid Earth geophysical programmes.
DOI:10.1109/IGARSS.1995.521135