2009 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
2009 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
2009 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
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Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP)<br />
mission, an atmospheric dynamics mission to study<br />
hurricane processes, which will include both the<br />
DC-8 and Global Hawk. The “Pre-GRIP” mission<br />
will flight-demonstrate new sensor technologies<br />
and GRIP flight profiles. All the GH activities are<br />
in partnership with the NOAA Unmanned Aircraft<br />
System (UAS) <strong>Program</strong> Office. Operation Ice Bridge<br />
will start its second of six seasons, concentrating on<br />
Greenland with the DC-8 and P-3B. The G-III is<br />
projected to have a very full second operational year<br />
with many more years planned.<br />
The first ESSP Earth Venture Initiative (EV-1)<br />
projects will be awarded and start up to five years of<br />
systemic measurements. Decadal Survey missions<br />
are also expected to increase substantially in the<br />
upcoming years. The year 2010 will also be the first<br />
year in the development of PRISM a JPL ocean<br />
color hyperspectral imager as well as be the close-out<br />
year for IPY activities. The 2nd Student <strong>Airborne</strong><br />
Research <strong>Program</strong> mission will be accomplished,<br />
building on the <strong>2009</strong>’s success and lessons learned.<br />
Activities will continue to develop a permanent<br />
ISPRS committee on <strong>Airborne</strong> <strong>Science</strong>s in addition<br />
to our collaborations with EUFAR and CEODE.<br />
<strong>Airborne</strong> <strong>Science</strong> will continue to contribute to the<br />
efforts of ICCAGRA, UAS in the NAS and our UAS<br />
science partnerships with NOAA and DOE.<br />
<strong>Program</strong>matically, a permanent program director will<br />
be announced. The program will continue its efforts<br />
to continually improve its processes and products.<br />
We will prepare for the future by furthering<br />
payload portability and standardization efforts<br />
and understanding of the needs of our science<br />
community. <strong>Airborne</strong> <strong>Science</strong> remains committed<br />
and prepared to meet the challenges of the future<br />
and ready to contribute its part in <strong>NASA</strong>’s mission to<br />
understand the Earth system.<br />
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