Earth Systems ScienceMind Map

How do satellites get there?How do satellites maintain Earth orbit?

What is the space environment?How does remote sensing work?How is Earth data transmitted ?

What type of computer files are analyzed?

Earth•Hydrosphere•Atmosphere•Cryosphere•Geosphere•Biosphere•Exosphere

Atmosphere•21% Oxygen

(molecular O2)•Mostly N2 Nitrogen•Troposphere•Stratosphere•Ionosphere•Mesosphere

Ionosphere•Thermosphere•Nitrogen•Electron Count•Weather•Storms•Solar Wind

Solar Wind•Corona•Magnetic Clouds•800 km/s•High and Low Speeds•ACE•Ulysses

Ulysses•21 years (1990)•Solar Wind Weakest since 1965•Hydrazine fuel•S-band Communication•3rd Solar Orbit•Hohmann Transfer Orbit

Hydrazine•N2H4•Toxic•Reducing Agent•Monopropellant•Turn ON & Turn OFF•ISS & Space Shuttle

Monopropellant•HAN•Non-toxic vapor•Orbit Insertion•Specific Impulse 250 sec•Catalyst Stoiciometric Investigations•Corrosive Combustive environment