WASHINGTON, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA's Science Mission
Directorate, Washington awarded Earth and Space Research, Corvallis, Ore.,
a grant to support the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite program. The
maximum grant value is $549,404.
The primary purpose of the satellite is to record ice sheet elevation
changes, examine relationships between observed ice changes and polar
climate and improve estimates of their contributions to global sea level
rise. The satellite's atmospheric measurements are also providing
fundamentally new information on the precise vertical structure of clouds
and aerosols.
NASA solicited investigations that would use the unique capabilities of
the mission to explore the vertical characteristics of the Earth's surface,
atmosphere and associated processes. These characteristics include ice
sheet, ice cap and glacier mass balance; sea ice thickness; vertical
distribution of clouds and aerosols; detailed topography and vertical
structure of vegetation.
The research also supports the Vision for Space Exploration, NASA's
long- term plan to return astronauts to the moon and extend exploration to
Mars and beyond.
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http://www.nasa.gov/home
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