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GCW1GCOM-W1  

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  • The GCOM-W mission aims to establish the global and long-term observation system to collect data, which is needed to understand mechanisms of climate and water cycle variations, and demonstrate its utilization. AMSR2 onboard the first generation of the GCOM-W satellite will continue Aqua/AMSR-E observations of water vapor, cloud liquid water, precipitation, SST, sea surface wind speed, sea ice concentration, snow depth, and soil moisture.

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  • W1

significant event

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  • GCW1

hosts

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https://earth.esa.int/concept/1b79e035-2446-5b2d-8f37-23198dc36cbc

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