Statements (58)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:GRACE_Engine
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gptkbp:application |
oceanography
climate science glaciology hydrology solid Earth science |
gptkbp:collaborations |
gptkb:German_Aerospace_Center_(DLR)
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gptkbp:collection |
satellite altimetry
gravity measurements |
gptkbp:community |
glaciologists
oceanographers climate scientists geoscientists hydrologists |
gptkbp:data_type |
gravity field data
|
gptkbp:data_usage |
gptkb:railway_line
gptkb:Research_Institute policy making environmental monitoring resource management |
gptkbp:elevation |
approximately 490 km
|
gptkbp:field_of_study |
geodesy
|
gptkbp:frequency |
monthly
|
gptkbp:home_ground |
NASA's Ground Stations
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
GRACE Follow-On mission
|
gptkbp:impact |
enhanced climate models
better flood prediction contribution to global sea level rise studies improved drought monitoring improved understanding of water cycle |
gptkbp:instrument |
K-band microwave ranging system
|
gptkbp:launch_date |
May 22, 2018
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle |
gptkb:bird
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gptkbp:measures |
satellite-to-satellite tracking
|
gptkbp:mission |
gptkb:satellite
2 active GRACE-FO GRACE-FO 1 GRACE-FO 2 |
gptkbp:mission_duration |
5 years
|
gptkbp:objective |
measure Earth's gravity field
|
gptkbp:operated_by |
gptkb:NASA
|
gptkbp:partnerships |
international collaborations
|
gptkbp:products |
high
|
gptkbp:provides_information_on |
open access
understanding climate change monitoring water resources studying sea level rise mapping ice sheet mass changes |
gptkbp:receives_funding_from |
gptkb:DLR
gptkb:NASA |
gptkbp:research_areas |
gptkb:NASA's_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
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gptkbp:resolution |
high spatial resolution
high temporal resolution |
gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:GRACE_mission
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