FOA-A.51
Science Team for the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) Missions
(NNH20ZDA001N-OCOST): November 13, 2020
Agency
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Description
Proposals
are solicited for participation in the Science Team for the Orbiting Carbon
Observatory-2 (OCO-2) and Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 (OCO-3) missions.
The primary goal of the OCO missions are to make near-global observations of
column abundances of atmospheric CO2to better understand the processes that
control this important greenhouse gas. These processes include exchange between
the atmosphere and oceans and terrestrial biosphere, and emissions from
anthropogenic sources. Global observations from a satellite are desired because
they provide a significantly denser set of data over a much wider range of
conditions than can be provided by surface observations alone. Observations of
column averaged abundances of CO2require precisions and accuracies of better
than0.3% (or 1 ppm), which are significantly lower than variations seen
globally and regionally, and with sensitivity to the boundary layer of the
atmosphere. Several focused activities are being solicited, with the goal
of enabling production of future improved OCO-2 and OCO-3 data
products.
Announcement
Number:
NNH20ZDA001N-OCOST
Closing
Date:
Notice
of Intent: November 13, 2020
Full
Proposal: January 13, 2021
Link
to Full Announcement
Contact
Information
Kenneth
W. Jucks
202-358-0476