IAC2009@Daejeon, Republic of Korea Japan

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IAC2009_at_Daejeon,
Republic of KoreaJapans Earth Observation
Programs for the Challenge of Climate Change

• October 11, 2009
• Masanori Homma
• Executive Director
• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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Japanese Basic Plan for Space Policy 5 Systems
for utilization

• A.Land and Ocean Observing Satellite System to
  contribute to Asia and other regions
• B.Global Environmental Change and Weather
• Observing Satellite System
• C.Advanced telecommunication Satellite System
• D.Positioning Satellite System
• E.Satellite System for National Security

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Long-Term Plan of JAXA Earth Observation
Targets 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Disasters Resources
Climate Change Water Water Cycle
Climate Change
Greenhouse gases
Land and Disaster monitoring
ALOS/PALSAR
ALOS/PRISM AVNIR2
TRMM/PR
Precipitation
Aqua/AMSR-E
Wind, SST , Water vapor
Vegetation, aerosol, cloud, SST, ocean color
GCOM-C2
250m, multi-angle, polarization
Cloud and Aerosol 3D structure
CO2, Methane
CO2, Methane
GOSAT
Mission status
Pre-Phase A
Extension
Phase B
Phase A
On orbit
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Integrated Marine Exploration and Earth
Observation System
Establishment of a fundamental system for Earth
observation, disaster monitoring and marine
exploration system as a national key technology
for Japanese national security
Quasi-Zenith Satellite
GOSAT
ALOS
GPM/DPR
GCOM
Policy making
Users
Cloud Aerosol
Integration of observation data
Integrated dataset
Data Integration Analysis
Positioning
Rainfall
Ocean wind SST
Ocean colour
GHG
Vegetation
Earth Observation
Global environment problem GHG Understand of
weather anomaly and climate change
Deep sea drilling
Disaster Monitoring
Disaster monitoring of earthquake, heavy rain
etc. Trench giant earthquake
Future marine exploration technology
Research institutes
Marine exploration
Marine exploration under ocean bottom Resource
exploration by satellite and marine probe
Ministry and agency
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Global Change Observation Mission ltGCOMgt

• Establish and demonstrate the global and
  long-term Earth observing system (contribute to
  GEOSS)
• Contribute to improving climate change prediction
  in concert with climate model research
  institutions

Main Mission
GCOM-W GCOM-C
Orbit Type Sun-synchronous, sub-recurrent Altitude 699.6 km Inclination 98.19 degrees Local time of ascending node 1330 Type Sun-synchronous, sub-recurrent Altitude 798 km Inclination 99.36 degrees Local time of ascending node 1030
Satellite overview
Mission life 5 years 5 years
Launch vehicle H2A launch vehicle H2A launch vehicle
Mass 2000kg (AMSR follow-on 340 kg and Sea Winds 240 kg included) 1800 kg (SGLI 460 kg included)
Instrument AMSR 2 Global Imager follow-on instrument (SGLI)
Launch (target) JFY 2011 JFY 2013
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GCOM Cooperation with NPOESS and METOP
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LTAN/LTDN
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DMSP-F16
DMSP-F18
SSM/IS
SSM/IS
1030 / 0930
NOAA-M
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AVHRR
MODIS
Terra
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Aqua
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AMSR-E
NOAA-N
NOAA-N
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AVHRR/3
AVHRR/3
MIS
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MODIS
Aqua
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Aft- NPOESS/METOP/GCOM
Aft- NPOESS/METOP/GCOM
Sensor
Sensor
Passive Microwave Radiometer
Visible/Infrared Imager
Pre- NPOESS/METOP/GCOM
Pre- NPOESS/METOP/GCOM
Sensor
Sensor

• GCOM-C/SGLI data will help fill a current gap in
  the NPOESS/VIIRS morning orbit, in conjunction
  with METOPSentinel.
• GCOM-W/AMSR2 data will complement NPOESS/MIS
  global microwave radiometry data.