Airborne Platforms to Advance NASA Earth System Science Priorities

Assessing the Future Need for a Large Aircraft

Engineering National Academies of Sciences and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Space Studies Board, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

228 Seiten

2021
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-30603-4 (ISBN)

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other U.S. science research agencies operate a fleet of research aircraft and other airborne platforms that offer diverse capabilities. To inform NASA's future investments in airborne platforms, this study examines whether a large aircraft that would replace the current NASA DC-8 is needed to address Earth system science questions, and the role of other airborne platforms for achieving future Earth system science research goals.

Table of Contents

Front Matter
Summary
1 Introduction
2 Setting the Stage: The Role of Airborne Platforms in Earth System Science
3 The DC-8 Airborne Research Platform
4 The Role of Airborne Platforms in Addressing Emerging Science
5 Workforce Training and Development
6 Recommendations for the Future Need of a Large Aircraft
References
Appendix A: Committee Member Biographies
Appendix B: Statement of Task
Appendix C: Acronyms
Appendix D: 2017 Earth Science and Applications from Space Decadal Survey Table 3.2
Appendix E: Atmospheric Chemistry Detailed Measurements

Erscheinungsdatum	23.07.2021
Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
Themenwelt	Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
ISBN-10	0-309-30603-5 / 0309306035
ISBN-13	978-0-309-30603-4 / 9780309306034
Zustand	Neuware