Outline

1) Mission Statement

2) Introduction

• Mission: possible
• Mission Phases

3) Description of TOPEX/Poseidon

• Scientific Goals
• TOPEX/Poseidon Vital Statistics
• On-board Components and Systems
• Attitude Control
• Communication Link
• Measurement System
• Precision Orbit Determination
• Orbit Maintenance

4) Practical Applications

• Science Data Products
• Monitoring and Predicting El Niño
• Monitoring Eddies
• Carbon Dioxide and Greenhouse Effect
• Predicting Ocean Wave
• Protection of great ocean fisheries

5) Interactive Tools

6) Slides ~Configuration of TOPEX/Poseidon~

7) Bibliography

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This page is created by
Masaharu Suzuki
The University of Texas at Austin

Last Modified: Wed Feb 11, 1999 CSR/TSGC Team Web