A029
Atmospheric Monitoring from Space with the Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor and Suomi-National Polar-orbiting Partnership Constellation
Atmospheric Monitoring from Space with the Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor and Suomi-National Polar-orbiting Partnership Constellation
Session ID#: 74095
Session Description:
The Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor (S-5P), launched October 13, 2017, is the first of a series of atmospheric chemistry missions launched within the European Commission’s Copernicus Programme. S-5P operates in loose formation with the NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) satellite; both satellites have a sun-synchronous orbit (13:30 local equator crossing time) with a temporal separation of 3 to 5 minutes.
S-5P and S-NPP provide unique complementary spatial, temporal and spectral sampling measurement capabilities for detecting regional and global changes on trace gases, clouds and aerosol properties. Furthermore, the development of synergistic S-5P and S-NPP retrieval algorithms and data products enable novel scientific applications.
Index Terms:
1640 Remote sensing [GLOBAL CHANGE]
3360 Remote sensing [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
4337 Remote sensing and disasters [NATURAL HAZARDS]
8485 Remote sensing of volcanoes [VOLCANOLOGY]
Primary Convener: Diego G Loyola, German Aerospace Center DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Conveners: James F Gleason, NASA Goddard SFC, Greenbelt, MD, United States, Claus Zehner, European Space Research Institute, Frascati, Italy and Steven E Platnick, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Primary Liaison: Diego G Loyola, German Aerospace Center (DLR), The Remote Sensing Technology Institute (IMF), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
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