Earth Observation/Remote Sensing
Aerospace Systems delivers the big picture on global change. From orbiting space platforms to precision sensors, the company’s remote sensing systems measure short- and long-term variations on the planet, enhancing knowledge of global weather and environmental trends.
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The most precisely calibrated radiometer ever to fly in space, the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instrument is measuring emitted and reflected radiative energy from the surface of the Earth and the atmosphere.
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Most long-term environmental change slips into our lives unnoticed. Then comes the shock of recognition: the rainy season is longer, the trees are blooming earlier, what were once freak storms have become routine. What's going on here? When did this happen?Most long-term environmental change slips into our lives unnoticed. Then comes the shock of recognition: the rainy season is longer, the trees are blooming earlier, what were once freak storms have become routine. What's going on here? When did this happen?
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Earth's climate is regulated, in part, by atmospheric chemicals. The complex interactions of these gases, both naturally occurring or human-made, may be contributing to global change. Until we know the long-term effects of industrial emissions and such natural phenomena as volcanic eruptions, we can only guess their impact. We may presume damage where there is none; we may overlook subtle hazards.
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With the right tool - a Northrop Grumman hyperspectral imager - detailed pictures emerge: a vehicle hidden by camouflage, an area teeming with fish food, trees growing at different rates, fertile land under-utilized.
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NPOESS, the nation’s next-generation environmental monitoring satellite system, will serve civil, military and scientific communities with higher accuracy data than available before. A constellation of polar-orbiting spacecraft will gather global environmental information and speed it to weather forecasters, military commanders, civilian leaders and scientists worldwide.
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