| Type(s) |
Satellite mission>Earth observation
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| Owner |
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) |
| Organisation |
JAXA - ESA |
| Abstract |
GOSAT is a JAXA mission within the GCOM (Global Change Observation Mission) program of Japan. The GOSAT mission goals call for the study of the transport mechanisms of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4).
The emphasis is on atmospheric monitoring to clarify the sources and sinks of CO2 on a sub-continental scale. The overall mission objective is to contribute to environmental administration by estimating the Green House Gases (GHGs) source and sink on a sub-continental scale and to support the Kyoto protocol that was adsorbed at COP3/UNFCCC (3rd session of the conference in the framework of climate change) in 1997. The protocol calls for a reduction of greenhouse gases, in particular CO2; it requires all parties to reduce their emissions by 5% below the level of the year 1990, for the period of 2008-2012.
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| Cross Reference(s) |
GOSAT website
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| Discipline(s) |
General Earth observation
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Point of Contact
| Name & Address |
Public Affairs Department
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building, 1-6-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8260
Japan
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| E-mail (#at# is @) |
proffice#at#jaxa.jp |
| URL |
http://www.jaxa.jp/pr/inquiries/index_e.html |
| Miscellaneous |
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Other Information
| Spatial Coverage & Location(s) |
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| Temporal Coverage |
01/08/2008 - 31/08/2008
Launch date window of GOSAT planned for August 2008 |
| Language(s) of Resource |
English
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