Instrumented UAV Systems for Earth Science

UAVs for JASON
During the school year 2002-2003 the JASON Project is taking middle
school students on a learning expedition – "From Shore to Sea". NASA will assist in the JASON project in several ways; data from Terra and Aqua satellites, ground stations, software and UAVs.

Several UAVs will fly missions to measure changes in sea surface temperature and gather chlorophyll profile data. Read NASA Facts for more information about NASA's participation in the JASON XIV mission.

For more information on the Jason Project, please use this link: http://www.jason.org



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UAVs for JASON During the school year 2002-2003 the JASON Project is taking middle school students on a learning expedition – "From Shore to Sea". NASA will assist in the JASON project in several ways; data from Terra and Aqua satellites, ground stations, software and UAVs. Several UAVs will fly missions to measure changes in sea surface temperature and gather chlorophyll profile data. Read NASA Facts for more information about NASA's participation in the JASON XIV mission. For more information on the Jason Project, please use this link: http://www.jason.org
UAV Platform for JASON - ScootAire		Location: Channel Islands National Park Platform: ScootAire Instruments: MicroPak MicroSpectrometer & Thermal Imager Measurements: Ocean Primary Production Current Mixing Temperature Variations Fluorescence Flights: February 2003
ScootAire
ScootAire will be flown by NASA team members stationed in Santa Barbara. In conjunction with the ScootAire flights, students on Anacapa Island will fly smaller UAVs carrying imaging payloads.		ScootAire 2
ImageAire (left) and VideoPlanes (right)
		Channel Islands National Park For more information about the park, use this link: http://www.nps.gov/chis/
	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Wallops Flight Facility, Earth Science Directorate, Code 935 & 972