GCOM-W1 (SHIZUKU)
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water (GCOM-W1), nicknamed SHIZUKU, is an active Earth-observation mission launched on 18 May 2012 to monitor the water cycle. Its Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) observes atmospheric water, precipitation, sea-surface temperature, and related geophysical quantities supporting weather and climate research.
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- Aliases
- SHIZUKUGCOM-WGCOM-W1Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water
- Name
- GCOM-W1 (SHIZUKU)
- Status
- active
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- Description
- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water (GCOM-W1), nicknamed SHIZUKU, is an active Earth-observation mission launched on 18 May 2012 to monitor the water cycle. Its Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) observes atmospheric water, precipitation, sea-surface temperature, and related geophysical quantities supporting weather and climate research.
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- Start Date
- 2012-05-18
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 20:53:23 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 20:53:23 UTC
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