Session 7: Earth Science – the Next Decade 19 November 2008, Pasadena, California http://www.astronautical.org/conference/conference-2008

1. Michael H. Freilich 19 Nov 2008 NASA Earth Science in the Next Decade: Plans and Challenges

3. NASA Operating Missions OSTM/Jason 2

4. Near-Real-Time Use for Predictions OSTM/Jason 2

5. A-Train (2009)

6. Sea Level Rise from Altimetry and Gravity Total Steric Contribution IPCC WG1 FAR (2007)

7. ERS and Radarsat SAR Measurements of Arctic Sea Ice Figure courtesy of R. Kwok On the image, the thick multiyear ice is bright; the thinner first year ice is dark. The figure shows the great reduction in multiyear sea ice over 15 year period. Alaska is to the upper left. Feb 1993 Feb 2008

8. Observations and Models of Arctic Sea Ice Coverage Figure courtesy of J. Stroeve

9. Decadal Survey Missions Next Generation

10. Missions in Formulation and Implementation NPP Late 2010? EOS Continuity OCO 1/2009 Atmos CO 2 GLORY 6-9/2009 Aerosols, Solar Irrad AQUARIUS 5/2010 OceanSalinity LDCM 12/2012 Land Imaging GPM 6/2013, 11/2014 Global Precip SMAP 3/2013 Soil Moist+Freeze/Thaw ICESat-II 2014-2015 Ice Topog