Abstract
Since the successful launch of Marine Observation Satellite-1 (MOS-1) in 1987, the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) has been operating, developing, and planning Earth observation satellite programs. Looking to the 1990s, our primary concern is “Global Change”. NASDA is now developing Geo-Stationary Meteorological Satellite-5 (GMS-5), the Japanese Earth Resources Satellite-1 (ERS-1) and the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (ADEOS). These will be followed by the Japanese Polar Orbiting Platform (JPOP). In addition, NASDA is now conducting the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) in cooperation with NASA. This paper introduces the mission objectives of NASDA's programs and discusses how to conduct space-based observations for global change research activities.
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