Climate Science
Volume 12, Number 2 (Summer 2011)
From the Editors
Headlines
Profile: Marty Ross
Climate Change and National Security: Implications for Space Systems
The effects of climate change constitute an unprecedented threat to global security and military readiness. What, if anything, can the space community do to prepare?
The Climate Change Threat: How Does It Differ from Conventional Threats?
Broadband Satellite Communications for Future U.S. Military and Coast Guard Operations in an Ice-Free Arctic
The Aerospace Corporation is exploring possibilities for satellite broadband services in the Arctic, as that region is rapidly changing because of ice melt.
Simulation Analysis of Resource Depletion and Climate Change Trends
Aerospace researchers are studying combined climate change models and creating simulation studies to assist the military in planning for future trends and potential world crises.
An Aerospace Simulation Scenario
Space Support For Disaster Relief
Green Propulsion: Trends and Perspectives
Environmentally friendly alternatives could reduce the risk and cost of propulsion systems. Aerospace has been investigating possible candidates for national security space systems.
The National Environmental Policy Act
The Adaptation of Tactical Imaging Spectrometry to Applications in Earth Science
Long-wave infrared imagery is being applied to Earth observation activities in anticipation of future needs to assess climate change impacts around the globe and assist the Department of Defense in planning for potential outgrowth scenarios.
Fundamentals of Spectral Imaging
Aerospace LWIR Instrumentation
Rocket Soot Emissions and Climate Change
Scientists at The Aerospace Corporation have been studying the effects of rocket launch emissions on the atmosphere in anticipation of growing trends in space launch activities.
An Integrated Approach to a Geothermal Resource Assessment
Geothermal resource studies focused on the Imperial Valley of California indicate that there is plenty of room to expand production of a clean, renewable, and abundant energy source.
Utility-Scale Geothermal Production at Military Bases
Feasibility of Space-Based Monitoring for Governance of Solar Radiation Management
Preliminary analysis at Aerospace suggests that detecting tests of particle injection schemes from space will be quite challenging, especially for unannounced small-scale, localized trials with short-term observable effects.
Aerospace Support to Global Climate Research
Pros and Cons of Solar Radiation Management
Modeling the Effect of Thermospheric Changes on Satellite Orbit Lifetime
Aerospace conducted a series of simulations to quantify the effect of declining mesospheric density on low Earth orbital lifetimes.
Research Horizons
Lasers Probe Atmosphere for Aerosol Characterization
Building Plasma Specifications for Highly Elliptical Orbits
Bookmarks
Publications, Papers, and Patents by the Technical Staff
Contributors
The Back Page
Future military and Coast Guard activities in the Arctic
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