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Werdell et al. 2024
Werdell, P.J., B. Franz, C. Poulin, J. Allen, , S. Caplan, I. Cetinic, S. Craig, M. Gao, O. Hasekamp, A. Ibrahim, K. Knobelspiesse, A. Mannino, J.V. Martins, L. McKinna, G. Meister, F. Patt, C. Proctor, C. Rajapakshe, I. Soto Ramos, J. Rietjens, A. Sayer, and E. Sirk, 2024: Life after launch: A snapshot of the first six months of NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission. In Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XXVIII: 16-20 September 2024, Edinburgh. S.R. Babu, A. Hélière, and T. Kimura, Eds., Proc. SPIE, vol. 13192, p. 131920E, doi:10.1117/12.3033830.
The NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in the early morning of February 8, 2024. Just 63 days later, data from NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite became available to the public. These data will extend and improve upon NASA's 20+ years of global satellite observation of our living oceans, atmospheric aerosols, and cloud and initiate an advanced set of climate-relevant data records. Ultimately, PACE is the first mission to provide daily, global measurements that will enable prediction of the "boom-bust" cycle of fisheries, the appearance of harmful algae, and other factors that affect commercial and recreational industries. PACE also observes clouds and tiny airborne particles known as aerosols that influence air quality and absorb and reflect sunlight, thus warming and cooling the atmosphere. In the months since launch and initial data release, the PACE Project pursued instrument temporal and system vicarious calibrations, executed cross-instrument comparisons, conducted performance assessments, explored synergies with other missions, and released advanced science data products. In parallel, the PACE Validation Science Team left for the field and the Post-launch Airborne eXperiment (PACE-PAX) prepared for its mission. And, most importantly, preliminary science results were realized. Here, we present a snapshot of these activities and their impacts and outcomes, encompassing the first half year of the PACE mission. %
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@inproceedings{we03400r,
author={Werdell, P. J. and Franz, B. and Poulin, C. and Allen, J. and Cairns, B. and Caplan, S. and Cetinic, I. and Craig, S. and Gao, M. and Hasekamp, O. and Ibrahim, A. and Knobelspiesse, K. and Mannino, A. and Martins, J. V. and McKinna, L. and Meister, G. and Patt, F. and Proctor, C. and Rajapakshe, C. and Soto Ramos, I. and Rietjens, J. and Sayer, A. and Sirk, E.},
editor={Babu, S. R. and Hélière, A. and Kimura, T.},
title={Life after launch: A snapshot of the first six months of NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission},
booktitle={Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XXVIII: 16-20 September 2024, Edinburgh},
year={2024},
volume={13192},
pages={131920E},
series={Proc. SPIE},
doi={10.1117/12.3033830},
}
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TY - CPAPER ID - we03400r AU - Werdell, P. J. AU - Franz, B. AU - Poulin, C. AU - Allen, J. AU - Cairns, B. AU - Caplan, S. AU - Cetinic, I. AU - Craig, S. AU - Gao, M. AU - Hasekamp, O. AU - Ibrahim, A. AU - Knobelspiesse, K. AU - Mannino, A. AU - Martins, J. V. AU - McKinna, L. AU - Meister, G. AU - Patt, F. AU - Proctor, C. AU - Rajapakshe, C. AU - Soto Ramos, I. AU - Rietjens, J. AU - Sayer, A. AU - Sirk, E. ED - Babu, S. R. ED - Hélière, A. ED - Kimura, T. PY - 2024 TI - Life after launch: A snapshot of the first six months of NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission BT - Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XXVIII: 16-20 September 2024, Edinburgh T3 - Proc. SPIE VL - 13192 SP - 131920E DO - 10.1117/12.3033830 ER -
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