Appendix E
Thermal And Near infrared Sensor for carbon Observation(TANSO) onboard
the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite (GOSAT)The Second Research Announcement
Joint Research Agreement
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the National Institute forEnvironmental Studies (NIES) and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) (hereinafterreferred to as the “Three Parties” collectively) made the Third Research Announcement
on GOSAT (hereinafter referred to as the “3rd RA”) in August 2010 following the lastyear’s Second Research Announcement, in order to solicit research proposals from publicwith regard to the use of data acquired by GOSAT, aiming to further exploit the outcomesand effectiveness of the GOSAT Project. A following research proposal was selected by
the RA Selection and Evaluation Committee and adopted by the Three Parties.
Title of Research Proposal:(Principal Investigator (hereinafter “PI”):)

The Three Parties and the Research Organization (hereinafter referred to as the “RO”)
of the PI or PI himself/herself, who submitted the adopted research proposal, hereby
enter into and execute this Joint Research Agreement pursuant to the terms andconditions of the “General Contractual Conditions for the Joint Research on the GOSAT
data (3rd RA)” (Attachment A).
The PI will be delivered the GOSAT data based on the “Provision of and Rights to the GOSATData” defined in Article 10 of the General Contractual Conditions mentioned above and the“GOSAT/TANSO Data Policies” described in Chapter 4 of the RA main text. (For the“JAXA’s satellite data other than the GOSAT data”, please refer to Attachment B.) As referredin Chapter 8.1 “Rights” of the PI in the RA main text, the number of observation requests
and deliverable standard/research products will be determined in terms of thecompliance with the purpose of the research. Also note that the technical information
about sensors etc. is subject to change. When any change occurred, it will be informed tothe PI by the GOSAT RA office.
The Contract shall be valid for the period provided in Article 1, 2, 3, and 6 of theGeneral Contractual Conditions, which is for the operational period of GOSAT/TANSO plus theoperational period of its ground system—five years after the launch, in principle (until January 22,2014). The time of commencement is the latest signing date among the authorized signersof the Three Parties and the RO. Whereas, the time of expiration is the date when theCommittee confirms and accepts the Research Report submitted by the PI at thecompletion of his/her Joint Research in accordance with Article 6 within 1 year from themost current Interim Evaluation that the Three Parties approved the continuation of theJoint Research.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed in duplicate by placing
signatures of the representatives of the Three Parties and the Organization (or PI), andAppendix E
the RA office and the representative(s) of the Organization shall keep one copy of theoriginals.
(Signatures)
1. Representative(s) of the Organization of the PI (or the PI himself/herself in case he/she
does not belong to any organization):
Name of Organization:
Contact Address:
Name of Representative(s):Date:Signature

2. Representative of the Three Parties:
Space Applications Mission Directorate
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Director: Takashi Hamazaki
Date:
Signature
Takashi Hamazaki
Center for Global Environmental Research
National Institute for Environmental Studies
NIES GOSAT Project Leader: Tatsuya Yokota
Date:
Signature
Tatsuya Yokota
Research and Information Office, Policy andCoordination Division, Global Environment Bureau
Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Section Chief: Taro Kawasato
Date:
Signature
Taro Kawasato