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Japan CP – SolvencyJAXA has the technical capabilities—leading global EOS now Ochiai 11(Osamu, Associate Senior Administrator of Satellite Applications, JAXA, 3/28, http://www.jaxa.jp/article/special/geo/ochiai_e.html, accessed 7-8-11, CH) Q. What kind of organization is the Group on Earth Observations (GEO)? Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission TRMM GEO is an intergovernmental organization that is aiming to build the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), which was approved at the third Earth Observation Summit in 2005. As of November 2010, 85 countries and 61 international organizations, such as the European Commission and the World Meteorological Organization had joined GEO. GEOSS is an effort to make global-scale Earth observations in nine societal benefit areas: disasters, health, energy, weather, water, climate, ecosystems, agriculture, and biodiversity. Its aim is to observe the Earth in a comprehensive manner from space, from airplanes, on the ground and from oceans, and to integrate all the data in order to provide detailed and accurate scientific information to policymakers. GEOSS is currently at the mid-point of its 10-year implementation plan. JAXA is contributing to GEOSS by sharing data from its Earth observation satellites. Our Advanced Land Observing Satellite DAICHI, Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite IBUKI, and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) are showing successful results in the fields of disaster management, weather and water. Q. What kind of program is GEO’s Carbon Project? GEO encourages participating countries to follow the GEOSS implementation plan, which consists of 241 goals to be achieved at the 2-, 6- and 10-year marks. The Carbon Project is one of those, in the area of climate change. It aims to research the current state of global carbon circulation through observations from satellites and ground facilities. Japan, led by JAXA, is collaborating on this project with the United States and European countries. The Carbon Project has three elements: to observe and monitor forest and carbon from satellites and from ground observation stations to take advantage of international synergies to observe greenhouse gases from space using satellites to establish international cooperation between scientists, and to coordinate observations according to the needs of users such as policymakers. We are working on identifying the users’ future needs, in order to reflect these in the plan. These include observation targets and methods, sensor resolution and frequency, and data processing and analysis technology. Q. How does JAXA contribute to GEO’s Carbon Project? Advanced Land Observing Satellite DAICHI Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite IBUKI JAXA is involved in two elements of the GEO Carbon Project: Global Monitoring of Greenhouse Gases from Space, and Forest Carbon Tracking. IBUKI is expected to contribute to Global Monitoring of Greenhouse Gases from Space. One of its features is the ability to measure carbon dioxide and methane on a global scale within three days, if the observed areas are not covered by clouds. So we expect that once we complete further verification of its performance, IBUKI will provide valuable data for this project. DAICHI provides observation data for the Forest Carbon Tracking project. More specifically, in 2009 DAICHI created a classification image of the forest and non-forest areas of the globe with 10-meter resolution. It was the first satellite in the world to image all the forests of the Earth with such high resolution. Forests are crucial to curbing global warming because they absorb carbon dioxide. By measuring the world’s forest cover, we can find out how much carbon dioxide can be stored in forests, and this becomes very important when we think about global warming. DAICHI is one of several satellites monitoring the world’s forests. These include the European Space Agency’s Envisat and others. We are working on verifying the consistency of the data from all these satellites by observing the same locations at the same time. We have reported these observation results to organizations such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC.) Q. What kind of expectations do GEO members have of JAXA? Expectations are growing for data from JAXA’s satellites. In particular, DAICHI and IBUKI are highly rated by many GEO participating countries and organizations. DAICHI not only contributes to climate studies through Forest Carbon Tracking; it has also been providing large amounts of data on natural disasters to the Sentinel Asia program, which monitors disasters in the Asia-Pacific area, and the International Disaster Charter, which performs global disaster monitoring. We also expect DAICHI to contribute to GEO’s work on ecosystems, agriculture and biodiversity. For example, just last fall a cooperation agreement was signed to use DAICHI for wetland research. Its data will be used in biodiversity research on birds that make their habitat in wetlands. As for IBUKI, many requests are coming in from all over the world to use its data for climate change research and other projects. Japan CP – SolvencyFull JAXA EOS system now and developing new radars Shimoda 9 (Haruhisa, Prof @Tokai U, SPIE, 9/22, http://spie.org/x648.html?product_id=831136, accessed 7-9-11, CH) Five programs, i.e. TRMM, AMSR-E, ASTER, ALOS and GOSAT are going on in Japanese Earth Observation programs. ASTER has lost its short wave infrared, but other satellites/sensors are operating well, and TRMM operation will be continued at least to 2012. ADEOS2 was failed, but AMSR-E on Aqua is operating. ALOS (Advanced Land Observing Satellite) was successfully launched on 24th Jan. 2006. ALOS carries three instruments, i.e., PRISM (Panchromatic Remote Sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping), AVNIR-2 (Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometer), and PALSAR (Phased Array L band Synthetic Aperture Radar). PRISM is a 3 line panchromatic push broom scanner with 2.5m IFOV. AVNIR-2 is a 4 channel multi spectral scanner with 10m IFOV. PALSAR is a full polarimetric active phased array SAR. PALSAR has many observation modes including full polarimetric mode and scan SAR mode. GOSAT (Greenhouse Gas Observation Satellite) was successfully launched on 29, January, 2009. GOSAT carries 2 instruments, i.e. a green house gas sensor (TANSO-FTS) and a cloud/aerosol imager (TANSO-CAI). The main sensor is a Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) and covers 0.76 to 15 μm region with 0.2 to 0.5 cm-1 resolution. After the unfortunate accident of ADEOS2, JAXA still have plans of Earth observation programs. Next generation satellites will be launched in 2011-2014 timeframe. They are, GCOM-W and GCOM-C (ADEOS-2 follow on), and GPM (Global Precipitation Mission) core satellite. GPM is a joint project with NASA and will carry two instruments. JAXA will develop DPR (Dual frequency Precipitation Radar) which is a follow on of PR on TRMM. Another project is EarthCare. It is a joint project with ESA and JAXA is going to provide CPR (Cloud Profiling Radar). ALOS F/O satellites are divided into two satellites, i.e. SAR and optical satellites. The first one of ALOS F/O is called ALOS 2 and will carry Lband SAR, while second one is called ALOS3 and will carry optical sensors. Japanese studies and programs for earth observation satellites National GCOS Activities in Japan 8 (9/22, http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/scXVI/08.3.3%20National%20GCOS%20Activities%20in%20Japan.pdf, accessed 7-9-11, CH) The Government of Japan has established and operates observation networks for atmospheric, oceanic and terrestrial essential climate variables on both operational and research bases, with a wide variety of platforms, such as surface observing stations, ships, aircraft and satellites. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) operates some international centers in the framework of GCOS in order to promote exchange of observation data and to ensure high-quality datasets. The Government of Japan is actively participating in international earth observation programmes by satellites, operating a geostationary meteorological satellite and earth observation satellites. Directory: files files -> Answer True False 2 points Question 2 files -> Integer programming and game theory files -> 4 Integer Programming files -> Bpa vehicle Window Repair Scenario #1 task: Procure vehicle window relacement. Objective files -> Pop Warner History files -> North Carolina Inclusion Initiative Mapping Where Children with ieps are Being Served Purpose files -> Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Program Data: Standard 1 Exhibit 4d files -> Hanban – asia society confucius classrooms network 2010 request for proposal files -> Northern England’s set-jetting locations Download 0.58 Mb. Share with your friends:
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