FL- A team of University of Miami scientists has been working closely with NASA to develop sophisticated computer software for satellites that are currently being used to monitor the physical health of the planet.
Researchers now recognize that the Earth operates as a system with one part impacting the other.
EOS will help scientists understand how the complex coupled Earth system of air, land, water and life is linked. A series of 10 spacecraft, known as the first EOS series, are scheduled for launch during the next decade. For the first time we can simultaneously observe important aspects of the coupled Earth system from a single platform. These observations should lead to new understandings of clouds, ocean productivity, aerosols, land cover changes, the climate system and humanity's emerging impact on the planet. The Terra spacecraft was built by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.