[M-SD44] Future Missions of Satellite Earth Observation

[MSD44-P01] Monitoring climate variability and global water cycle and understanding their mechanisms (AMSR3)

*Hirohiko Masunaga¹, Naoto Ebuchi², Takeshi Tamura³, Kei Yoshimura⁴, Kazumasa Aonashi⁵, Masahiro Kazumori⁶, Katsuya Saitoh⁷ (1.Nagoya University, 2.Hokkaido University, 3.National Institute of Polar Research, 4.University of Tokyo, 5.Meteorological Research Institute, 6.Japan Meteorological Agency, 7.Japan Fisheries Information Service Center)

Keywords:

Satellite Earth Observation,Climate variability,Global water cycle,Microwave remote sensing

We propose an observational system by a spaceborne microwave radiometer (AMSR3) for long-term and continous high-frequency, high-resolution, all-sky observations aimed at the long-term monitoring and better understanding of global water cycle and climate variability with the measurements of sea-ice concentration, snow depth, sea surface temperature, precipitation, column water vapor, and soil moisture etc.