Global change research and the TERRA satellite

Authors

  • Veraldo LIESENBERG INPE
  • André LIMA INPE
  • Antônio Roberto FORMAGGIO INPE

Abstract

On December 18, 1999, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the TERRA Satellite, the first one of the Earth Observing System program (EOS). It was developed with the objective to begin a scientific mission never accomplished before: to generate a complete physical check-up of the Earth, which nowadays began to show some symptoms of health problems. One of the main objectives of this mission is to measure main parameters that describe the conditions of the Earth and its atmosphere and begin a long-term monitoring of the human impact on the environment. This article provides a previous literature revision where the main characteristics and objectives of the five sensors onboard TERRA Satellite are presented, as well as its role in global change context. Key words: Earth Observation System; TERRA Satellite; Global Changes; Remote Sensing.

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Published

2008-07-16

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Vol. 31 No. 3 (2006)

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