Abstract

In association with the Space Station initiative announced by the President in Jan. 1984, NASA’s Office of Space Science and Applications has undertaken a study of an Earth Observing System (EOS) as a mission for the mid-1990s. The EOS concept is multidisciplinary in nature incorporating the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Land Processes discipline areas. To define the scientific objectives of this mission a science and mission requirements working group was organized. This working group has identified a Laser Altimeter and Atmospheric Sounder (LASA) and a Doppler lidar wind sensor as key elements of its Atmospheric Physical and Chemical Monitoring package.

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