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Platforms > Space-based Platforms > Earth Observation Satellites > Orbiting Carbon Observatory

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Orbiting Carbon Observatory  

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  • OCO is a NASA sponsored minisatellite mission selected in July 2002 within the ESSP (Earth System Science Pathfinder) program. The OCO science objective is to provide global measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) needed to describe the geographic distribution and variability of carbon dioxide sources and sinks. CO2 measurements are essential to resolving significant discrepancies in our understanding of the global carbon budget and, hence, humankind's role in global climate change. The Orbiting Carbon Observatory, a mission that partners with industry and academia, will generate knowledge needed to improve projections of future carbon dioxide levels within Earth's atmosphere. Increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have raised concerns about global warming. Even though the biosphere and oceans are currently absorbing about half of the CO2 generated by human activities, the nature and geographic distribution of these CO2 sinks are too poorly understood to predict their response to future climate and land-use changes. The OCO mission is led and managed by JPL (PI: David Crisp). The project includes more than 19 universities as well as corporate and international partners (investigators from the USA, France, Germany, New Zealand, and Australia). (en)

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  • 2021-11-18 12:47:26.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (OGO (Orbiting Geophysical Observatory) [e57b586f-09ba-45ad-868c-4c232d6034b4,826848] - Space-based Platforms [b39a69b4-c3b9-4a94-b296-bbbbe5e4c847,835875]);
  • 2021-11-18 12:48:42.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (OGO (Orbiting Geophysical Observatory) [e57b586f-09ba-45ad-868c-4c232d6034b4,826848] - Earth Observation Satellites [3466eed1-2fbb-49bf-ab0b-dc08731d502b,826121]);
  • 2021-12-02 09:40:14.0 [tstevens] update PrefLabel (Orbiting Carbon Observatory);
  • 2022-03-04 09:18:19.0 [tstevens] insert Definition (id: null text: OCO is a NASA sponsored minisatellite mission selected in July 2002 within the ESSP (Earth System Science Pathfinder) program. The OCO science objective is to provide global measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) needed to describe the geographic distribution and variability of carbon dioxide sources and sinks. CO2 measurements are essential to resolving significant discrepancies in our understanding of the global carbon budget and, hence, humankind's role in global climate change. The Orbiting Carbon Observatory, a mission that partners with industry and academia, will generate knowledge needed to improve projections of future carbon dioxide levels within Earth's atmosphere. Increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have raised concerns about global warming. Even though the biosphere and oceans are currently absorbing about half of the CO2 generated by human activities, the nature and geographic distribution of these CO2 sinks are too poorly understood to predict their response to future climate and land-use changes. The OCO mission is led and managed by JPL (PI: David Crisp). The project includes more than 19 universities as well as corporate and international partners (investigators from the USA, France, Germany, New Zealand, and Australia). language code: en);
  • 2022-03-11 15:18:25.0 [sritz] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2022-03-11 15:18:29.0 [sritz] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2022-03-11 15:18:34.0 [sritz] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2022-03-11 15:18:38.0 [sritz] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2022-03-11 15:18:42.0 [sritz] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2022-03-11 15:18:46.0 [sritz] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2022-03-11 15:18:58.0 [sritz] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Orbiting Carbon Observatory [e57b586f-09ba-45ad-868c-4c232d6034b4,826848] - OCO-2 [6d5f222a-7750-4fd3-aa14-3c0d0059bc85,826348]);
  • 2022-03-11 15:19:02.0 [sritz] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Orbiting Carbon Observatory [e57b586f-09ba-45ad-868c-4c232d6034b4,826848] - OCO-3 [da687fb4-016d-4b4d-92c2-380640ca5640,826806]);

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