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NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder  

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  • Missions in the NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder (ESSP) Program are characterized by innovative design and relatively rapid implementation. These are focused missions that uniquely examine important components and physical processes within the global climate systems, including atmospheric CO2 distribution, sea surface salinity variation, mass water movement, and the vertical structure of clouds and aerosols. (en)

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  • 2018-03-12 11:10:56.0 [sritz] Remove Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2020-01-03 19:19:19.0 [sritz] Move Concepts add narrower relation (NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder [de1e0fd4-d865-4726-9bde-96804cf455b7,542765] - OCO-3 [da687fb4-016d-4b4d-92c2-380640ca5640,542743]);
  • 2022-03-03 12:44:27.0 [tstevens] insert Definition (id: null text: Missions in the NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder (ESSP) Program are characterized by innovative design and relatively rapid implementation. These are focused missions that uniquely examine important components and physical processes within the global climate systems, including atmospheric CO2 distribution, sea surface salinity variation, mass water movement, and the vertical structure of clouds and aerosols. language code: en);
  • 2022-03-11 15:18:58.0 [sritz] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2022-03-11 15:19:02.0 [sritz] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2023-05-31 12:43:24.0 [tstevens] Cut Concepts delete narrower relation (null);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/de1e0fd4-d865-4726-9bde-96804cf455b7

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