Satellite technology and space expeditions are working towards a better tomorrow. With the ever-changing global climatic conditions, efforts are being made to mitigate the catastrophic phenomenon. A micro-assessment is a must to build and design such measures. The rise in ocean level is another primary concern. To observe the same, NASA-ESA collaborated ‘Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich mission got launched a few days back.
Why such missions?
The mission is about understanding the height of the oceans – the major hydrosphere of Earth. Dedicated to monitoring the oceans, it will try to track global warming’s effects on the rise of ocean levels. Some of the other missions that launched earlier for similar functioning:
- Jason-1
- OSTM/Jason-2
- TOPEX/Poseidon
The mission has the name of Michael Freilich, the director of NASA’s Earth Science Division (2006-2019), who died this year in August. Organizations that worked to develop this mission are:
- NASA
- ESA
- Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- EU
- National Centre for Space Studies (CNES)
How will the mission work?
At the initial stage, the satellite will send pulses towards the Earth, once it sits in the expected orbit. It will try to read the time it takes the landscape and water bodies (mainly oceans) to return the signal. As per the data, it will analyze the height of the oceans and seas. The mission will also track the position of water vapor using GPS and grounded lasers. Apart from this, it will try to study oceanography to enhance the short-term weather patterns ranging from two-to-four weeks. It will assess the movements of ocean currents and waves and wind conditions. The monitoring of primary weather conditions like La Nina and El Nino affect the oceanic temperatures and give rise to cyclones and hurricanes. This will help build a robust system to get an understanding of any random and frequent change.
Benefits:
The benefits related to Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Mission are:
- Assess the growth rate of the rising ocean level for a specific time. Extrapolating the values of pollution levels will help understand the effects of pollution and other environmental malfunctions on oceans.
- Thermal sensing of the ocean will provide details of ocean acidification and ocean temperature, and their impact on coral reefs. As a result, scientists will be able to track the oceanic heat budget.
- Weather conditions like La Nina and El Nino and local marine nature have increased cyclones and hurricanes phenomena in recent times. Assessing such situations will help to design resilient infrastructure near the vulnerable zones mapped through analysis.
- Assist in building solutions related to water security in the countries that will face a significant crisis in the next 10 to 20 years.
Future Prospects
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich mission is a sub-part of a significant assignment. The entire space mission has two satellites, one has already been launched and another named Sentinel-6B is slated to launch in 2025. It will help to maintain the continuity along with a broader range of monitoring due to the two satellites.
Conclusion
The objective of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich mission works towards improving the environment and is in line with Paris 2015 and other climate agreements. The functionality and niche of this mission can generate enhanced results and analysis of the water bodies. This intervention should promote more such missions in the future to avoid any catastrophe.
Source: Everything to Know About Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Mission
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