The Global Environmental Monitoring Systems (GEMS) Constellation of Passive Microwave Satellites

Brian T Sanders1, Albin John Gasiewski2, Michael Hurowitz1, David W Gallaher1,3, William Hosack1, Richard Arthur McAllister1, Frank McAllister1, David Kraft1, Robert Belter1, Roger Carter1, Geoffrey Sasaki1, Kun Zhang1 and Lavanya Periasamy4, (1)Orbital Micro Systems, Inc, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)University of Colorado Boulder, National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder, CO, United States, (4)University of Colorado Boulder, Electrical Computer and Energy Engineering, Boulder, CO, United States