Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
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Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
Cher collègue, vous êtes cordialement invité à assister au séminaire du Dr Tony Freeman, Earth Science Research and Advanced Concepts Program Manager au Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Il nous présentera en détails les 2 missions SMAP (Soil Moisture Active-Passive Mission) et DESDynI (Deformation, Ecosystem Structure and Dynamics of Ice) qui sont des missions NASA/JPL Le séminaire aura lieu au CESBIO le mardi 5 février 2008 à 11h en salle de conférence (RdC) Merci de bien vouloir transmettre cette information à celles et ceux qui pourraient être intéressés. Résumé : The recent US National Academy Survey of NASA Earth Science Missions listed 15 Earth observation missions for NASA to fly over the next decade. Four were identified as near-term priorities, to be initiated as soon as possible, including the Soil Moisture Active-Passive Mission (SMAP) and the Deformation, Ecosystem Structure and Dynamics of Ice (DESDynI) missions, which are the subject of this talk. The SMAP mission carries a combined L-Band radar and radiometer in an orbit that allows measurement of soil moisture worldwide at 2-3 day intervals, with spatial resolution of ~ 1km. DESDynI carries a combination of an L-Band polarimetric SAR and a vegetation canopy lidar. The presentation will provide an overview of the science return expected for each mission, and a status update. The research described in this presentation was carried out by the Jet Propulsion laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. About the speaker: Anthony Freeman received the B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in mathematics in 1979 and the Ph. D. degree in astrophysics in 1982, both from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, England. Dr. Freeman is currently the Earth Science Research and Advanced Concepts Program Manager at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). JPL has a broad portfolio of Earth Science missions as well as planetary science missions and this office is responsible for all of JPL’s future work in this area. Prior to this position, he was section manager of the Mission and Systems Architecture Section at JPL, responsible for all advanced mission studies at JPL and prior to that instrument manager for the LightSAR Radar Program at JPL. His research interests include correction of Faraday rotation, modeling of polarimetric radar scattering signatures, and the design of P-Band spaceborne SARs. ________________________________________________________________________ Tony Freeman Earth Science Research and Advanced Concepts Program Manager Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA 91109, USA