Trans-Atlantic Cooperation Explored for TRUTHS and CLARREO Missions

摘要

In spite of widespread agreement among international organizations on the need for more accurate climate change forecasts, two satellite missions designed to provide precise measurements of key climate variables have struggled for years to obtain funding. In an attempt to revive the stalled missions, researchers leading the United Kingdom's Traceable Radiometry Underpinning Terrestrial and Helio Studies (TRUTHS) mission and the U.S. Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory (CLARREO) are exploring international partnerships and devising strategies to make the missions more affordable.