ST. PETERSBURG, FL - Rapid environmental changes call for a new generation of satellites to gather scientific data, writes USF CMS Professor of Biological Oceanography and Remote Sensing Frank Muller-Karger & an international scientific team in presenting the case for a modernized system in the journal Ecological Applications.
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As Earth Changes Rapidly, International Scientific Team Calls for New Satellite Observing Tools
A global H4 observation strategy would provide coverage of land and fresh water habitats. This can be achieved with a constellation of multiple small and low-cost satellite sensors similar to the NASA eight-satellite Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS). (Photo credit: NASA)
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