CHAMBARA. A concept for atmosphere-surface observations from the International Space Station
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Muller, C.
Discipline
Earth and related Environmental sciences
Audience
Scientific
Date
2011Metadata
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In parallel to vegetation mapping exemplified by VEGETATION and spectral thematic instruments as MERIS, other important natural and man-made phenomena characterize the equatorial and low latitude regions region covered especially well by the International Space Station orbit. The agreement between the space agencies evolves now to a lifetime of the ISS up to 2025. Two themes can be proposed: hydrography and biomass burning. Hydrography has an extreme human importance as human life and agriculture depend on water, transport as well; also the hydroelectric energy which could be harnessed from the hydrological network is tremendous and would allow a sustainable development of the entire region. Biomass burning is also a major issue, both due to its direct agricultural management aspects and also to its influence on global pollution.
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Muller, C. (2011). CHAMBARA. A concept for atmosphere-surface observations from the International Space Station. (Lacoste-Francis, H., Ed.), ESA-SP 688: Proceedings of Earth Observation for Land-Atmosphere Interaction Science’, Frascati, Italy, 3-5 November 2010, Vol. 688,Type
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Language
eng