Conception of the development of space oceanology in Russia from 1996 to 2015

Citation
Ss. Lappo et al., Conception of the development of space oceanology in Russia from 1996 to 2015, EARTH OBS R, 15(2), 1999, pp. 265-280
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
EARTH OBSERVATION AND REMOTE SENSING
ISSN journal
10245251 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
265 - 280
Database
ISI
SICI code
1024-5251(1999)15:2<265:COTDOS>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The economic, scientific, geopolitical, defence and ecological interests of Russia, and progress in the development of remote methods, together with t he increased cost of exploitation of Russia's research fleet and the forced reduction of the latter, strongly dictate the need for an accelerated deve lopment of studies of the ocean from space. The paper describes the bases f or the conception of the development of such studies from 1996 to 2015 and presents a three-stage programme ending with the creation of the Russian oc eanological satellite system (ROSS). This conception relies upon spacecraft of the 'Meteor-3' and 'Resurs-Arktika' type, traditional methods of remote sensing and promising national developments.