National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Small Business Innovation Research 1999 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.
12.01 Laser Remote Sensing Technology
12.02 Remote Sensing Technology for Coastal Research
12.03 Lidar Systems for Atmospheric Measurements
12.04 Passive Optical Systems and In-Situ Analytical Instrumentation
12.05 Measurement and Enhancement of Satellite Scientific Data Quality and Applicability
12.06 Microwave Remote Sensing Technology
12.07 Earth Science Information Technology
12.08 Science Payload Pointing, Space Platform Control and GPS Guidance
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