PACE is NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission. It launched on February 8, 2024, extending and improving NASA's over 20-year record of satellite observations of global ocean biology, aerosols (tiny particles suspended in the atmosphere), and clouds.
PACE is NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission. It launched on February 8, 2024, extending and improving NASA's over 20-year record of satellite observations of global ocean biology, aerosols (tiny particles suspended in the atmosphere), and clouds.
PACE will advance the assessment of ocean health by measuring the distribution of phytoplankton, tiny plants and algae that sustain the marine food web. It will also continue systematic records of key atmospheric variables associated with air quality and Earth's climate.
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(24):
4008
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[Journal Article/Letter]
2025.
"PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem): Preliminary analysis of the consistency of remote sensing reflectance product over aquatic systems.",
ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing,
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[10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2025.12.003]
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2022.
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[http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-1835]
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2025.
"Evaluation of cloud height, optical thickness, and phase retrievals from the CHROMA algorithm applied to Sentinel-3 OLCI data.",
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18
(22):
6681-6703
[10.5194/amt-18-6681-2025]
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2025.
"Annual periodicity in ocean color observations across diverse oceanic regions.",
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[Journal Article/Letter]