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Space programs and missions · A guided course
From absorbed light to evidence about emissions
Follow Ibuki, Ibuki 2 and Ibuki-GW through spectroscopy, column-gas retrievals, transport-based flux estimation, validation and the limits of preliminary results.
Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready
H-IIA Flight 15 carries Ibuki, the first GOSAT satellite, from Tanegashima on January 23, 2009. The spacecraft is enclosed in the fairing. NARITA Masahiro’s published photograph includes the photographer’s December 2009 size and tilt correction; Atlas preserves that complete published version. CC BY-SA 3.0; Atlas display copies resized and compressed only.
NARITA Masahiro (Naritama) · Image source · CC BY-SA 3.0Your place in the bigger picture
Build on familiar ideas, then choose a direction to explore next. Every course remains open.
Turn satellite signals into testable evidence
Read the planet through land, water and atmospheric measurements
Japan’s GOSAT greenhouse-gas program
From absorbed light to evidence about emissions
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