| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Earth Observing System | The Earth Observing System (EOS) is a program of NASA comprising a series of artificial satellite missions and scientific instruments in Earth orbit designed for long-term global observations of the land surface, biosphere, atmosphere, and oceans of the Earth. The satellite component of the program was launched in 1997. The program is centerpiece of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (ESE). (references) | ||
| Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS) | Earth observation systems consist of tools that provide measurements of air, water, and land. These measurements may be made on the ground, from the air, or from space by satellite. While these measurements have been observed historically in isolation, the current Global Earth Observing System of System (GEOSS) effort is designed to consider and analyse these elements together and to study their interactions. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Deep Earth Observing System | Geography | A European, American and Japanese research initiative. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Earth Observing System | Transportation | A series of small-to-intermediate-sized spacecraft that was the centerpiece of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth (MPTE) planned for launch in 1998. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Earth Observing System (EOS) | Space | A series of small- to intermediate-sized spacecraft that is the centerpiece of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth (MTPE). Planned for launch beginning in 1998, each of the EOS spacecraft will carry a suite of instruments designed to study global climate change. MTPE will use space-, aircraft-, and ground-based measurements to study our environment as an integrated system. Designing and implementing the MTPE is, of necessity, an international effort. The MTPE program involves the cooperation of the U.S., the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Japanese National Space Development Agency (NASDA). The MTPE program is part of the U.S. interagency effort, the Global Change Research Program. (references) | |
| Earth observing system data & information system (EOSDIS) | Space | The system that will manage a dataset of Earth science observations to be collected over a 15-year period. Existing data indicates that the Earth is changing, and that human activity increasingly contributes to this change. To monitor these changes, a baseline of "normal" performance characteristics must be obtained. For the Earth, these baseline characteristics must cover a global scale and a long enough period that the variation caused by seasonal changes and other cyclical or periodic events (e.g., El Niño and the solar cycle) may be included in the analyses. The baseline characteristics also must enable scientists to quantify processes that govern the Earth's system. Functionally, EOSDIS will provide computing and networking facilities supporting EOS research activities, including data interpretation and modeling; processing, distribution, and archiving of EOS data; and command and control of EOS observatories. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM | ||||
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| Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS) | 16 | Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS) | 16 | |
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