PACE

This is a collection of raw footage of the integration and testing of the instruments and spacecraft for the Plankton, Aerosols, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission. ||

Speaker 1: Kate Calvin, chief scientist and senior climate advisor, NASARemarks on how NASA studies our home planet, including changes in a warming climate, for the benefit of humanity. || beachball_2304p.00010_print.jpg (1024x576) [141.7 KB] || beachball_2304p.00010_searchweb.png (320x180) [54.3 KB] || beachball_2304p.00010_thm.png (80x40) [4.3 KB] || beachball_2304p.mp4 (4096x2304) [125.7 MB] || beachball_2304p.webm (0x0) [13.4 MB] ||

PACE is NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission, currently in the design phase of mission development. It is scheduled to launch in 2022, extending and improving NASA's over 20-year record of satellite observations of global ocean biology, aerosols (tiny particles suspended in the atmosphere), and clouds. PACE will advance the assessment of ocean health by measuring the distribution of phytoplankton, tiny plants and algae that sustain the marine food web. It will also continue systematic records of key atmospheric variables associated with air quality and Earth's climate. ||