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Suborbital Sciences Program UAV Opportunities Conference Akron, OH 27 April 2005 Cheryl Yuhas

Suborbital Sciences Program UAV Opportunities Conference Akron, OH 27 April 2005 Cheryl Yuhas. Suborbital Science Programs.

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Suborbital Sciences Program UAV Opportunities Conference Akron, OH 27 April 2005 Cheryl Yuhas

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  1. Suborbital Sciences ProgramUAV Opportunities ConferenceAkron, OH 27 April 2005 Cheryl Yuhas

  2. Suborbital Science Programs To understand and protect our home planet, we need data from multiple perspectives. Suborbital fills time and space gap between surface observing networks and orbital platforms. • Objectives • Development of new space sensors and new remote-sensing techniques. • Satellite calibration/validation. • Targeted observations of ephemeral phenomena with variable temporal and spatial scales. • Atmosphere/near-space in-situ observations. • Improvement and validation of predictive Earth process models using satellite data. • Next-generation scientists with hands-on sensor hardware and field experiment experience. Sounding Rocket Program Balloon Program Aircraft & UAV Programs

  3. Catalog Demonstrated or proven platforms from a variety of sources, selected based on 3-5 year science requirements. New Technology Platforms Finite (5-10yr) commitments (e.g. long-term leases) of experimental platforms & enabling technologies, to enable new science from new vantage points. Suborbital (Aircraft/UAVs) Program • Science Missions & New Sensors • Integrated mission & field campaign management for all suborbital earth science missions; potential to include sensor development to accompany new platform capabilities.

  4. Suborbital Current Observing CapabilitiesAircraft/UAVs 30 Performance Envelope ER2 Stratosphere 20 WB57 GH (ALTAIR) Pr (ALTUS II) ALTAIR Cirrus ALTUS-II Tropical Tropopause Altitude (km) (ALTUS I) L Convective Detrainment DC8 ALTUS-I 10 P3 Polar Tropopause GH = Global Hawk Pr = Proteus L = Lear Jet UAV Troposphere Walker Circulation Planetary Scale Synoptic Scale ITCZ Width Mesoscale 0 Boundary Layer 8000 12000 0 4000 Range (nm) Newman & Schoeberl, GSFC Payload is proportional to font size (truncated at 2000 lb. and 600 lb.) Bold indicates payload greater than 2000 lb.

  5. Aeronautics-Science Partnership for New Capabilities

  6. Results of SSMF Workshop

  7. An Integrated Earth Observing System

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