489 



HUMAN, PHYSICAL, AND FISCAL RESOURCES 



TABLE 4-6 Status of Major, Pre-EOS Ocean Spacecraft and 

 Instruments (as of fall, 1991)'' 



151 



NOTE: ALT = radar altimeter; CNES = French space agency; CS = color scanner; 

 ESA = European Space Agency; IR = infrared radiometer; MR = microwave radiom- 

 eter; NASDA = Japanese space agency; OSC = Orbital Sciences Corporation; SAR = 

 synthetic aperture radar; SCAT = scatterometet; SeaWiFS = Sea viewing Wide Field 

 Sensor. 



^EOS = Earth Observing System. 



''Provides data or other services to U.S. research users. 



ments and deterioration of U.S. capabilities. The advancement of 

 ocean science depends on both general Earth-observing and ocean- 

 specific missions. The continuance and strengthening of partner- 

 ships between NASA and other agencies and with industry in the 

 United States and abroad are key to the success of ocean-related 

 missions. 



Satellite observations contribute to studies of sea surface waves, 

 wind speed and direction, gas fluxes, atmospheric water vapor 



