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Earth Observing System (EOS)

• Part of NASA’s Mission to Planet Earth

• Studies global environment, global and climate change

• Series of satellites and instruments
  • First launch, 6/98
  • Periodic launches through 2008

• “24 Measurement Set” of
  • Atmosphere
  • Land
  • Ocean
  • Cryosphere
  • Solar Radiation

• EOS Data and Information System (EOSDIS)
  • Long-term (15 year) data archive of EOS data
  • Provides information management and data distribution capabilities for EOS data

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