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Read article: Scientists to NASA: We Need A Reliable Way to Track Global Emissions

July 31, 2009
Scientists to NASA: We Need A Reliable Way to Track Global Emissions

From the WSJ (Wall Street Journal) Blogs: Environmental Capital-Daily analysis of the business of the environment by The Wall Street Journal >

Read article: NASA Releases Orbiting Carbon Observatory Accident Summary

July 17, 2009
NASA Releases Orbiting Carbon Observatory Accident Summary

PASADENA, Calif. - A NASA panel that investigated the unsuccessful Feb. 24 launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, has completed its report. >

Read article: EARTH MONITORING: Loss of Carbon Observatory Highlights Gaps in Data

June 3, 2009
EARTH MONITORING: Loss of Carbon Observatory Highlights Gaps in Data

With rising temperatures altering a variety of ecological and weather systems on Earth, the current patchwork of sensors can't answer all the questions that scientists are asking. Land-based sensors have provided a conclusive picture of rising CO2 levels. >

Read article: Hearing: 4/22/2009: Monitoring, Measurement and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions II: The Rol

April 23, 2009
Hearing: 4/22/2009: Monitoring, Measurement and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions II: The Rol

Dr. Michael Freilich, Director for Earth Science Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration testified on 4/22/09 which also happened to be a agency wide celebration of Earth Day. To read his witness testimony, please follow the link to the... >

Read article: NASA ponders "carbon copy" of crashed mission

April 15, 2009
NASA ponders "carbon copy" of crashed mission

Replica spacecraft for monitoring carbon dioxide could fly in a couple of years if money can be found. >

Read article: CLIMATEWIRE: Aging climate satellites 'a real problem,' academy head tells Congress

March 4, 2009
CLIMATEWIRE: Aging climate satellites 'a real problem,' academy head tells Congress

Want to know how quickly climate change will warm the Earth or how fast sea levels will rise? Don't rely on a steady stream of data from the United States' aging stable of weather and climate satellites, the president of the National Academy.. >

Read article: NASA ANNOUNCES MISHAP BOARD MEMBERS FOR OCO INVESTIGATION

March 3, 2009
NASA ANNOUNCES MISHAP BOARD MEMBERS FOR OCO INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected the members of the board that will investigate the unsuccessful launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, on Feb. 24. Rick Obenschain, deputy director at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md... >

Read article: NASA NAMES CHAIRMAN FOR ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY INVESTIGATION

Feb. 25, 2009
NASA NAMES CHAIRMAN FOR ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON -- NASA's Rick Obenschain, deputy director at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., will lead the investigation board for the unsuccessful launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory on Feb. 24. >

Read article: OCO's Randy Pollock Shares his Thoughts After Launch

Feb. 24, 2009
OCO's Randy Pollock Shares his Thoughts After Launch

A few hours ago I had the privilege to watch the Orbiting Carbon Observatory launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The creativity, effort and dedication of many, many people were sitting on the launch pad. >

Read article: Five Things About the Orbiting Carbon Observatory

Feb. 20, 2009
Five Things About the Orbiting Carbon Observatory

Here are some quick facts about the Earth-orbiting satellite, scheduled to launch on Feb. 24, 2009. >

Read article: NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory To Map Key Climate Change Variable

Feb. 12, 2009
NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory To Map Key Climate Change Variable

As the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) is readied for a Feb. 23 launch, the NASA team overseeing the program is emphasizing the enormous challenges the mission will face as the first spacecraft designed to create a detailed map of carbon dioxide concentrations around the globe. >

Read article: NASA Mission Meets the Carbon Dioxide Measurement Challenge

Feb. 10, 2009
NASA Mission Meets the Carbon Dioxide Measurement Challenge

The challenge: very precisely measure carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere all over the world, especially near Earth's surface. >

Read article: The Mystery of the Missing Carbon: A JPL Live Chat

Feb. 9, 2009
The Mystery of the Missing Carbon: A JPL Live Chat

NASA satellite sleuth set to launch this month will soon be hot on the trail of the elusive greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, the leading human-produced cause of global warming. The Orbiting Carbon Observatory's mission is to find the vast warehouses of... >

Read article: First NASA CO2 Satellite Set for Launch

Feb. 9, 2009
First NASA CO2 Satellite Set for Launch

In their studies of global climate change, NASA's science teams are using Earth-observing satellites to map everything from floods and wildfires to El Ninos and phytoplankton. They track sea ice breakups and make daily scans of temperatures from the... >

Read article: NASA Carbon Mission to Improve Future Climate Change Predictions

Feb. 5, 2009
NASA Carbon Mission to Improve Future Climate Change Predictions

Recent years have seen an increase in record-setting events related to climate change. For example, 2005 was the warmest year globally in more than a century, and in 2007, Arctic sea ice retreated more than in any other time in recorded history. >

Read article: NASA Mission to Help Unravel Key Carbon, Climate Mysteries

Jan. 29, 2009
NASA Mission to Help Unravel Key Carbon, Climate Mysteries

NASA's first spacecraft dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide is in final preparations for a Feb. 23 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Carbon dioxide is the leading human-produced greenhouse gas driving changes in Earth's... >

Read article: The Orbiting Carbon Observatory and the Mystery of the Missing Sinks

Jan. 23, 2009
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory and the Mystery of the Missing Sinks

Picture a tree in the forest. The tree "inhales" carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, transforming that greenhouse gas into the building materials and energy it needs to grow its branches and leaves. >

Read article: The Human Factor: Understanding the Sources of Rising Carbon Dioxide

Jan. 13, 2009
The Human Factor: Understanding the Sources of Rising Carbon Dioxide

Every time we get into our car, turn the key and drive somewhere, we burn gasoline, a fossil fuel derived from crude oil. The burning of the organic materials in fossil fuels produces energy and releases carbon dioxide and other compounds into Earth's... >

Read article: NASA set to launch 'CO2 Hunter'

Dec. 18, 2008
NASA set to launch 'CO2 Hunter'

The US space agency is set to launch a satellite that can map in detail where carbon dioxide is in the atmosphere. >

Read article: NASA space probe to track CO2 on Earth

Dec. 5, 2008
NASA space probe to track CO2 on Earth

The occasionally acrimonious debate about the planet's climate has been missing a key component: accurate measurements of how much carbon dioxide is in the air and how it is being recycled by Earth. >

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