National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Small Business Innovation Research 1998 Program Solicitation
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NASA's Earth Science Enterprise uses satellites and other tools to intensively study the Earth in an effort to expand our understanding of how natural processes affect us, and how we might be affecting them. Such studies will yield improved weather forecasts, tools for managing agriculture and forests, information for fishermen and local planners, and, eventually, the ability to predict how the climate will change in the future. Earth Science has three main components: a series of Earth-observing satellites, an advanced data system, and teams of scientists who will study the data. Key areas of study include clouds; water and energy cycles; oceans; the chemistry of the atmosphere; land surface; water and ecosystem processes; glaciers and polar ice sheets; and the solid Earth. Working together with the nations of the world, Earth Science seeks to improve our knowledge of the Earth and to use that knowledge to the benefit of all humanity.
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TOPIC 13 Earth Measurement Systems
13.01 Lidar Systems For Ranging and Altimetry
13.02 Remote Sensing Technology for Coastal Research
13.03 Lidar Systems for Atmospheric Measurements
13.04 Airborne Stratospheric and Ecosystem Science Instruments
13.05 Earth-Orbiting Flight Measurement Systems
13.06 Measurement and Enhancement of Satellite Scientific Data Quality and Applicability
13.07 In Situ Measurement Systems for Earth Observing Satellites
13.08 Synthetic Aperture Radar for Spacecraft Applications
13.09 Microwave Radiometry Technology
13.10 Mechanical and Electromechanical Systems for Spacecraft and Instruments
13.11 Spaceborne Payload Pointing, Platform Control & GPS Guidance
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