NASA's PACE Mission Prepares for 2024 Launch: A Milestone in Climate and Ocean Monitoring
By Karmactive Staff
NASA's PACE satellite, launching in 2024, is a significant step in monitoring Earth's climate dynamics.
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PACE will analyze ocean health by mapping phytoplankton distributions, crucial to marine ecosystems.
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Jeremy Werdell, PACE project scientist, emphasizes the need for continued research into ocean-atmosphere interactions.
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The Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) onboard PACE will allow remote identification of different phytoplankton types.
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Ivona Cetinić, an oceanographer at NASA Goddard, notes that changing environmental conditions impact phytoplankton populations.
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PACE will also monitor atmospheric aerosols and their interaction with oceanic life.
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SPEXone and HARP2, PACE's polarimeters, will analyze atmospheric particles and clouds.
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Kirk Knobelspiesse discusses the challenge of modeling cloud-aerosol interactions in climate studies.
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NASA's PACE mission promises new insights into the complex interplay of Earth's oceans and atmosphere.
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