Regarding: "Furthermore, existing observing systems for stratospheric aerosols are difficult to use. The SAGE satellites are no longer working. There is a spare SAGE III on the shelf at NASA, but there are no plans to launch it. Calipso lidar can make episodic measurements along very narrow tracks, but cannot measure the properties we want, like size distribution."
1. Are there new specifications for sensors from the scientific community that would better observe stratospheric aerosols than legacy hardware on orbit? 2. What about existing GPS-RO sensor data from the COSMIC array (jointly operated by UCAR and NSPO); they are LEO sensors and obtain enough raw, sample readings on atmospheric perturbations from ionosphere down to below cloud level to improve severe weather forecasting and climate research globally (this data is currently being used operationally and for research by over 800 groups in 47 countries)? Am not sure if GPS RO offers any efficacy in tracking aerosols and their size distribution; but, what about commercial options and private public partnerships instead of simply deferring to government led missions? R. Mark Hanna / Founding Partner www.socialwealthpartners.org 512.476.4920 Austin 415.205.8576 San Francisco "We help our clients shift from being good at growing philanthropic organizations and activities to being great at growing the significant impacts that should result from them.” --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
