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The Earth Observer: Jul - Aug, 2013
In This Issue
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- Editor’s Corner Front Cover
- Feature Articles
- An Overview of Europe’s Expanding Earth-Observation Capabilities4
- NASA Celebrates Earth Day and More16
- NASA’s Venture Continues: An Update on the EVS-1 Investigations19
- Blog Log 33
- Meeting/Workshop Summaries
- The NASA LCLUC Spring 2013 Science Team Meeting35
- GOFC–GOLD Fire Implementation Team Meeting (2013)41
- 2013 CLARREO Science Definition Team Meeting Summary47
- CERES Science Team Meeting50
- First Meetings of the 2012-2017 Landsat Science Team54
- In The News
- Warm Ocean Causing Most Antarctic Ice Shelf Mass Loss60
- Climate Conditions Determine Amazon Fire Risk62
- Regular Features
- NASA Earth Science in the News 64
- NASA Science Mission Directorate – Science Education and Public Outreach Update 66
- Science Calendars 67
Editor’s Corner
Steve Platnick
EOS Senior Project Scientist
International and interagency collaborations are key to many of NASA’s successes. In Earth science, long-lasting partnerships continue to advance our understanding of the Earth and have led to climate data records that extend back several decades. For the past 11.5 years, Jason-1 has been a shining example of a successful international and interagency partnership. The joint NASA/Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) ocean altimetry satellite mission built upon the time series of ocean surface topography measurements that originated in 1992 with the launch of the NASA/CNES TOPEX/Poseidon spacecraft. The result is a comprehensive multi-decade record of global ocean surface topography that has provided new insights into ocean circulation, tracked rising seas, and enabled moreaccurate weather, ocean, and climate forecasts...
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