2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program

Mission Workshop Date Location
SMAP October 20-22, ‘08 Oxnard, CA
DESDynI October 29-31, ‘08 Sacramento, CA
CLARREO October 21-23, ‘08 Washington, DC
ASCENDS July 20-22, ‘08 Ann Arbor, MI
GEO-CAPE August 18-20, ‘08 Chapel Hill, NC
HYSPIRI October 21-23, ‘08 Monrovia, CA
SWOT September 17-19, ‘08 Columbus, OH
Table 1:
Decadal Survey science meetings held
in 2008; green indicates first tier or
near term missions, and yellow indicates
second tier.
SMAP
DESDynI
CLARREO
ASCENDS
GEO-CAPE
HyspIRI
SWOT
(Soil Moisture Active-Passive)
(Deformation, Ecosystem Structure and Dynamics of Ice)
(Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractory Observatory)
(Active Sensing of CO2, Emissions over Nights, Days and Seasons)
(Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events Mission)
(Hyperspectral Infrared Imager)
(Surface Water and Ocean Topography)
in parallel to prepare to support the new
missions. A dialogue has been established
with the various teams to understand how
airborne capabilities may be called on to
participate in field studies, to test new
simulator instruments, or to provide data
for algorithm development or calibration
and validation activities. Implementation of
the NRC Decadal Survey recommended
missions has begun in earnest with the
formation of science steering committees for
each of the science missions. Table 1 lists the
science meetings that were attended by one
or more representatives of the Airborne
Science Program
In FY2009, the Program will produce a
comprehensive report on information
gathered from the meetings above and
other sources to provide an overview of
requirements for airborne observations in
support of the decadal survey recommended
missions. This report will include an overview
of the missions, airborne instruments, plans
for calibration and validation, and a schedule
of expected activities and assets.
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