Mission Operations, Science Applications/Requirements

Synonyms

Environmental data record (EDR) requirements

Definition

Science applications. Environmental phenomena to be measured in the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, land surface, solid Earth, ice cover, and near-Earth space environment.

Science requirements. A numerical specification of the phenomena that must be measured and a corresponding set of attributes including spatial resolution, spatial reporting interval, spatial coverage, measurement uncertainty (accuracy/precision), long-term measurement stability, mapping uncertainty, reporting frequency, and timeliness of data delivery.

Introduction

The science applications are described thoroughly elsewhere in this volume (see Atmospheric General Circulation Models ; Ocean, Measurements and Applications ; Cryosphere, Measurements and Applications ; Land-Atmosphere Interactions, Evapotranspiration ; Trace Gases, Troposphere - Detection from Space ). The thrust of this entry is the science requirements and how they are motivated, established,...