The Polar Communications and Weather mission proposes to use two satellites each in a highly eccentric orbit with apogee ~ 42,000 km and a period in the 1224 hour range in order to have quasi-stationary 24x7 viewing over the Arctic. The baseline operational meteorological instrument is a 21-channel spectral imager similar to MODIS. The CSA is also exploring the possibility of a suite of innovative vertical sounding FTS and UVS science instruments with an imaging capacity for Arctic and mid-latitude weather, climate and air quality science. We report on the outcome of a Phase A study completed in March 2012 conducted by ABB, COM DEV and the Science team, a group of atmospheric scientists from university and government with international collaborators.
Environs For Weather, Climate And Air Quality
McConnell(1), J.C., C.T. McElroy(1), C. Sioris(1), N. O'Neill(2), R. Nassar(3), H. Buijs, P. Rahnama(5), Walker(6), R. Martin(7), L. Garand(3), A. Trichtchenko(3), M. Bergeron(8), and T.P.S. Team(9) (2012), Environs For Weather, Climate And Air Quality.
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