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AN: U31D-01    [Abstracts]
TI: ESA's Future Earth Explorer: new candidate mission concepts
AU: * Rebhan, H
EM: Helge.Rebhan@esa.int
AF: ESA-ESTEC, Postbox 299, Noordwijk, 2200AG, Netherlands
AU: Drinkwater, M
EM: Mark.Drinkwater@esa.int
AF: ESA-ESTEC, Postbox 299, Noordwijk, 2200AG, Netherlands
AU: Bezy, J
AF: ESA-ESTEC, Postbox 299, Noordwijk, 2200AG, Netherlands
AU: Lin, C
AF: ESA-ESTEC, Postbox 299, Noordwijk, 2200AG, Netherlands
AU: Bensi, P
AF: ESA-ESTEC, Postbox 299, Noordwijk, 2200AG, Netherlands
AU: Ingmann, P
AF: ESA-ESTEC, Postbox 299, Noordwijk, 2200AG, Netherlands
AU: Langen, J
AF: ESA-ESTEC, Postbox 299, Noordwijk, 2200AG, Netherlands
AU: Berger, M
AF: ESA-ESTEC, Postbox 299, Noordwijk, 2200AG, Netherlands
AU: Davidson, M
AF: ESA-ESTEC, Postbox 299, Noordwijk, 2200AG, Netherlands
AU: Thompson, A
AF: ESA-ESTEC, Postbox 299, Noordwijk, 2200AG, Netherlands
AB: The European Space Agency has released the call for the next Earth Explorer Core Mission Ideas in March 2005 with the aim to select the 7th Earth Explorer mission to be launched in the 2014 timeframe. Twenty-four proposals were received and subject to detailed scientific and technical assessment. Six proposals have been selected to be further investigated in a detailed scientific and technical assessment study, after which a down-selection will be made. The six candidate missions selected are:

A-SCOPE - (Advanced Space Carbon and Climate Observation of Planet Earth) – Improving the understanding of the global carbon cycle and regional carbon dioxide fluxes,
BIOMASS - global measurements of forest biomass and extent,
CoReH2O - (Cold Regions Hydrology High-resolution Observatory) – Detailed observations of key snow, ice and water cycle characteristics,
FLEX - (FLuorescence EXplorer) – Observation of global photosynthesis through the measurement of fluorescence,
PREMIER - (PRocess Exploration through Measurements of Infrared and millimetre- wave Emitted Radiation) – Understanding the processes that link trace gases, radiation, chemistry and climate in the atmosphere and
TRAQ - (TRopospheric composition and Air Quality) - Air quality monitoring and long-range transport of air pollutants.

This paper will give an overview of the science objectives and preliminary requirement specifications for each candidate mission.
DE: 0758 Remote sensing
DE: 0933 Remote sensing
DE: 1640 Remote sensing (1855)
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DE: 3360 Remote sensing
SC: Union [U]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting