Global Change Observation Mission

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GCOM, is a JAXA project of long-term observation of Earth environmental changes. As a part of Japan's contributions to GEOSS, GCOM will be continued for 10 to 15 years with observation and utilization of global geophysical data such as precipitation, snow, water vapor, aerosol, for climate change prediction, water management, and food security. On May 18, 2012, the first satellite "GCOM-W" was launched. On December 23, 2017, the second satellite "GCOM-C1" was launched.

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