Earth
ID: 12696
PACE stands for "Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem".
PACE's advanced technologies will provide unprecedented insight into Earth's ocean and atmosphere, which impact our everyday lives by regulating climate and making our planet habitable. Our oceans teem with life, supporting many of Earth's economies. New discoveries in Earth's living ocean will be revealed with PACE's global observations, such as the diversity of organisms fueling marine food webs and how ecosystems respond to environmental change. PACE will observe our atmosphere to study clouds along with the tiny airborne particles known as aerosols. Looking at the ocean, clouds, and aerosols together will improve our knowledge of the roles each plays in our changing planet.
PACE's data will reveal interactions between the ocean and atmosphere, including how they exchange carbon dioxide and how atmospheric aerosols might fuel phytoplankton growth in the surface ocean. Novel uses of PACE data – from identifying the extent and duration of harmful algal blooms to improving our understanding of air quality – will result in direct economic and societal benefits. By extending and expanding NASA's long record of satellite observations of our living planet, we will take Earth's pulse in new ways for decades to come.
The videos presented here show four specific themes that the mission will study. There are two versions of each video, one with the PACE logo and mission name in the narration, one that's simply branded with the NASA "meatball" logo and a larger "earth science" message in the narration.
PACE -- Skies, Oceans, Life
PACE's advanced technologies will provide unprecedented insight into Earth's ocean and atmosphere, which impact our everyday lives by regulating climate and making our planet habitable. Our oceans teem with life, supporting many of Earth's economies. New discoveries in Earth's living ocean will be revealed with PACE's global observations, such as the diversity of organisms fueling marine food webs and how ecosystems respond to environmental change. PACE will observe our atmosphere to study clouds along with the tiny airborne particles known as aerosols. Looking at the ocean, clouds, and aerosols together will improve our knowledge of the roles each plays in our changing planet.
PACE's data will reveal interactions between the ocean and atmosphere, including how they exchange carbon dioxide and how atmospheric aerosols might fuel phytoplankton growth in the surface ocean. Novel uses of PACE data – from identifying the extent and duration of harmful algal blooms to improving our understanding of air quality – will result in direct economic and societal benefits. By extending and expanding NASA's long record of satellite observations of our living planet, we will take Earth's pulse in new ways for decades to come.
The videos presented here show four specific themes that the mission will study. There are two versions of each video, one with the PACE logo and mission name in the narration, one that's simply branded with the NASA "meatball" logo and a larger "earth science" message in the narration.
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Michael Starobin (KBR Wyle Services, LLC):
Lead Producer
Lead Videographer
Lead Writer
Lead Sound Editor
Lead Editor
Jennifer Brill (InuTeq):
Lead Artist
Jacob Starobin:
Narrator
Chris Meaney (KBR Wyle Services, LLC):
Set Construction
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.):
Technical Support
Lead Producer
Lead Videographer
Lead Writer
Lead Sound Editor
Lead Editor
Jennifer Brill (InuTeq):
Lead Artist
Jacob Starobin:
Narrator
Chris Meaney (KBR Wyle Services, LLC):
Set Construction
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.):
Technical Support
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Music courtesy Killer Tracks
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Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Phytoplankton
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Aerosols
NASA Science >> Earth
GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12696
Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Phytoplankton
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Aerosols
NASA Science >> Earth
GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0
