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15.9Subsection · 5 applications

Earth System Science

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A scientist in a dry Ethiopian landscape crouching to measure soil conditions with handheld instruments — Earth's vast cloud systems over Africa reveal the living atmosphere satellites continuously monitor to protect ecosystems and communities below.

Satellites Monitoring Earth's Living Systems

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Sensor constellation
Multispectral radar images land, ice, ocean
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Downlink
Raw data relayed to ground stations globally
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Earth-system model
AI fuses satellite, in-situ, reanalysis data
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Science & policy
Climate forecasts reach IPCC and governments

Satellite constellations feed continuous Earth observations into global models, delivering climate intelligence to scientists and policymakers worldwide.

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Subsection 15.9 — Science, Exploration, Cislunar & Future Space Economy

Earth System Science

5 applications.

Applications

15.9.1 Atmospheric Chemistry Research — Measuring the vertical and horizontal distribution of trace gases, aerosols and reactive species across the atmosphere to understand chemistry, climate feedbacks and pollution transport.
15.9.2 Ocean Biogeochemistry Research — Mapping ocean carbon uptake, nutrient cycles, phytoplankton dynamics and hypoxic zones from space using hyperspectral ocean-colour and lidar payloads.
15.9.3 Cryosphere Research — Measuring ice-sheet mass balance, sea-ice extent, glacier retreat and permafrost dynamics using radar altimetry, SAR and thermal infrared payloads on a sovereign satellite constellation.
15.9.4 Biosphere & Ecology Research — Monitoring vegetation health, biodiversity stress, carbon flux and ecosystem change across national territory using multi-spectral and hyperspectral satellite observations.
15.9.5 Geosphere & Solid-Earth Research — Measuring crustal deformation, gravity anomalies, seismic precursors and lithospheric dynamics from orbit to advance solid-Earth science and underpin national hazard intelligence.