Abstract: Orbital flight of CubeSats at altitudes between 150 and 250 km has the potential to…
Author: New NASA STI
RFI and Remote Sensing of the Earth from Space
Abstract: Passive microwave remote sensing of the Earth from space provides information essential for understanding the…
Brane Craft
Abstract: A Brane Craft is a membrane spacecraft with solar cells, command and control electronics, communications…
How Much Global Burned Area Can Be Forecast on Seasonal Time Scales Using Sea Surface Temperatures?
Abstract: Large-scale sea surface temperature (SST) patterns influence the interannual variability of burned area in many…
The “Puck” Energetic Charged Particle Detector: Design, Heritage, and Advancements
Abstract: Energetic charged particle detectors characterize a portion of the plasma distribution function that plays critical…
L-band Radiometer Calibration Consistency Assessment for the SMOS, SMAP, and Aquarius Instruments
Abstract: Three L-band radiometers have been observing the Earth in order to retrieve soil moisture and…
A New Algorithm for Detecting Cloud Height using OMPS/LP Measurements
Abstract: The Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite Limb Profiler (OMPS/LP) ozone product requires the determination of…
Hard X-Ray Emission from SH 2-104: A NuSTAR Search for Gamma-Ray Counterparts
Abstract: We present NuSTAR hard X-ray observations of Sh 2-104, a compact H II region containing…
Inverse Energy Dispersion of Energetic Ions Observed in the Magnetosheath
Abstract: We present a case study of energetic ions observed by the Energetic Particle Detector (EPD)…
Impacts of Spontaneous Hot Flow Anomalies on the Magnetosheath and Magnetopause
Abstract: Spacecraft observations and global hybrid (kinetic ions and fluid electrons) simulations have demonstrated that ion…