Airborne Platforms to Advance NASA Earth System Science Priorities

Airborne Platforms to Advance NASA Earth System Science Priorities

Assessing the Future Need for a Large Aircraft

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309306034
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309306119
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309306393
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 2021
  • Month: July
  • Pages: 229
  • Language: English

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other U.S. science research agencies operate a fleet of research aircraft and other airborne platforms that offer diverse capabilities. To inform NASA's future investments in airborne platforms, this study examines whether a large aircraft that would replace the current NASA DC-8 is needed to address Earth system science questions, and the role of other airborne platforms for achieving future Earth system science research goals.

  • FrontMatter
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Setting the Stage: The Role of Airborne Platforms in Earth System Science
  • 3 The DC-8 Airborne Research Platform
  • 4 The Role of Airborne Platforms in Addressing Emerging Science
  • 5 Workforce Training and Development
  • 6 Recommendations for the Future Need of a Large Aircraft
  • References
  • Appendix A: Committee Member Biographies
  • Appendix B: Statement of Task
  • Appendix C: Acronyms
  • Appendix D: 2017 Earth Science and Applications from Space Decadal Survey Table 3.2
  • Appendix E: Atmospheric Chemistry Detailed Measurements

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