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Overview of Megha-Tropiques Mission - ceres

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The <strong>Megha</strong>-<strong>Tropiques</strong> mission<br />

<strong>Overview</strong><br />

Indo-french mission realized by<br />

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the<br />

Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)<br />

<strong>Megha</strong> means cloud in sanskrit and tropiques means tropics in french<br />

Dedicated to the<br />

Water and energy cycle in the Tropics<br />

Low inclination on the equator (20°);<br />

867 km height<br />

High repetitivity <strong>of</strong> the measurements<br />

WEB site http://megha-tropiques.ipsl.polytechnique.fr<br />

Roca et al., the CERES/GERB/SCARAB Meeting, GFDL Princeton, 23 October 2012

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