Swati SharmaAIR 17 · CSE 2023 · 147 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
NISAR mission is the international effort between NASA and ISRO to use synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to observe climate change in world.
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Relevance of NISAR mission
i) It will cover the journey in around 2-3 weeks around the world - faster delivery of knowledge to create policies.
ii) It will cover areas around the Arctic and Antarctica. → There has been instances of Antarctic Overturning circulation (AMOC) that shows increased warming of area region.
iii) It can help in measuring the global temperature of water resources → with climate change, IPCC AR6 reports increased sea level rise, and warming of ocean temperature. → It can help in formulation of adaptation strategies for floods and cyclones in future.
iv) It can help in addressing the global problem of air pollution.
Close · a summary
The mission aims at creating structures of global public good by mitigation of efforts to reduce climate change.