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Arctic Radiation-Cloud-Aerosol-Surface-Interaction Experiment (ARCSIX)
The Arctic Radiation-Cloud-Aerosol-Surface-Interaction Experiment (ARCSIX) aircraft campaign seeks to understand how coupling between radiative processes and sea ice surface properties influence summer sea ice melt, understand processes controlling the predominant Arctic cloud regimes and their properties, and improve our ability to monitor Arctic cloud, aerosol, radiation, and sea ice processes from space.
![Photo of two NASA aircraft flying over snowy landscape](/images/mission_thumbs/planes.jpg)
Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) ModelE
The current incarnation of the GISS series of coupled atmosphere-ocean models is now available. Called ModelE, it provides the ability to simulate many different configurations of Earth System Models - including interactive atmospheric chemsitry, aerosols, carbon cycle and other tracers, as well as the standard atmosphere, ocean, sea ice and land surface components.
![Thumbnail of Earth map with ModelE data](/images/mission_thumbs/ModelE__cloudcover_thumb.gif)
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP)
ISCCP was established as part of the World Climate Research Programme to collect and analyze satellite radiance measurements to infer the global distribution of clouds, their properties, and their diurnal, seasonal, and interannual variations. The resulting datasets and analysis products are used to improve understanding and modeling of the role of clouds in climate, with the primary focus being the elucidation of the effects of clouds on the radiation balance. The Global Processing Center for ISCCP is located at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
![ISCCP logo](/images/mission_thumbs/isccp_logo_sm.gif)
Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE)
PACE is NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission. It launched on February 8, 2024, 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.
Key Staff
- Applications Coordinator: Erin Urquhart
- Polarimeter Lead: Kirk Knobelspiesse
- Science Data Segment Manager: Bryan Franz
- Science Data Segment Deputy Manager: Sean Bailey
- Ocean Color Atmospheric Correction Lead: Amir Ibrahim
- Project Scientist: Jeremy Werdell (he/him)
- Deputy Project Scientist: Antonio Mannino
- Deputy Project Scientist: Brian Cairns
- Instrument Scientist: Gerhard Meister
- Senior Scientist: Susanne Craig
![Artist concept of PACE in orbit](/images/mission_thumbs/Screenshot 2023-11-03 at 9.20.36 AM.png)
Precipitation Measurement Missions (PMM)
NASA’s Precipitation Measurement Missions – TRMM (1997–2015) and GPM Core Observatory (2014–present) – provide advanced information on rain and snow characteristics and detailed three-dimensional knowledge of precipitation structure within the atmosphere, which help scientists study and understand Earth's water cycle, weather and climate.
![Global distribution of the maximum height of 40 dBZ radar echoes observed within precipitation features (PFs) detected by the GPM satellite’s dual polarization radar over a 4-year period.](/images/mission_thumbs/Screenshot 2024-01-19 at 8.26.48 AM.png)