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    The United States' next generation of atmospheric composition and coastal ecosystem measurements : NASA's Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (GEO-CAPE) Mission

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    2012-10
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    Fishman, J.  Concept link
    Iraci, L. T.  Concept link
    Al-Saadi, J.  Concept link
    Chance, K.  Concept link
    Chavez, Francisco P.  Concept link
    Chin, M.  Concept link
    Coble, Paula G.  Concept link
    Davis, Curtiss O.  Concept link
    DiGiacomo, P. M.  Concept link
    Edwards, D.  Concept link
    Eldering, A.  Concept link
    Goes, Joachim I.  Concept link
    Herman, J.  Concept link
    Hu, Chuanmin  Concept link
    Jacob, Daniel J.  Concept link
    Jordan, C.  Concept link
    Kawa, S. Randolph  Concept link
    Key, R.  Concept link
    Liu, X.  Concept link
    Lohrenz, Steven E.  Concept link
    Mannino, Antonio  Concept link
    Natraj, V.  Concept link
    Neil, D.  Concept link
    Neu, J.  Concept link
    Newchurch, M. J.  Concept link
    Pickering, K.  Concept link
    Salisbury, Joseph E.  Concept link
    Sosik, Heidi M.  Concept link
    Subramaniam, A.  Concept link
    Tzortziou, Maria  Concept link
    Wang, Jian  Concept link
    Wang, M.  Concept link
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    https://hdl.handle.net/1912/5765
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    https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00201.1
    DOI
    10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00201.1
    Abstract
    The Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (GEO-CAPE) mission was recommended by the National Research Council's (NRC's) Earth Science Decadal Survey to measure tropospheric trace gases and aerosols and coastal ocean phytoplankton, water quality, and biogeochemistry from geostationary orbit, providing continuous observations within the field of view. To fulfill the mandate and address the challenge put forth by the NRC, two GEO-CAPE Science Working Groups (SWGs), representing the atmospheric composition and ocean color disciplines, have developed realistic science objectives using input drawn from several community workshops. The GEO-CAPE mission will take advantage of this revolutionary advance in temporal frequency for both of these disciplines. Multiple observations per day are required to explore the physical, chemical, and dynamical processes that determine tropospheric composition and air quality over spatial scales ranging from urban to continental, and over temporal scales ranging from diurnal to seasonal. Likewise, high-frequency satellite observations are critical to studying and quantifying biological, chemical, and physical processes within the coastal ocean. These observations are to be achieved from a vantage point near 95°–100°W, providing a complete view of North America as well as the adjacent oceans. The SWGs have also endorsed the concept of phased implementation using commercial satellites to reduce mission risk and cost. GEO-CAPE will join the global constellation of geostationary atmospheric chemistry and coastal ocean color sensors planned to be in orbit in the 2020 time frame.
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    Author Posting. © American Meteorological Society, 2012. This article is posted here by permission of American Meteorological Society for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 93 (2012): 1547–1566, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00201.1.
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