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Global Change Observation Mission: Second Research Announcement SGLI on GCOM-C1 Algorithm development, fundamental data acquisition and validation preparation, and application study Issued: January 9, 2009 Proposal Due: March 31, 2009 Earth Observation Research Center Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency  Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Technical descriptions 6 2.1 Purposes of RA 6 2.2 Research areas 6 2.3 Science area, Product groups, and Research issues 12 3. Instructions for responding to this RA 19 3.1Qualifications 19 3.2 Research agreement conclusion 19 3.3 Research period 19 3.4 Resources 19 3.5 Obligations 20 3.6 Selection 20 3.7 Late proposals 20 3.8 Withdrawal of proposal 20 3.9 Cancellation and postponement 20 3.10 Important dates 20 3.11 Proposal submission and contact point 21 4. Instructions for proposal contents 22 4.1. General 22 4.2. Format 22 4.3 Proposal contents 22 5. Description of research agreement 24 5.1 Contractual procedure 24 5.2 Research agreement summary 24 Appendix A PROPOSAL COVER SHEET AND SCHEDULE A-1 Appendix B RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS B-1 Appendix C OVERVIEW OF THE GLOBAL CHANGE OBSERVATION MISSION (GCOM) C-1 Appendix D ASSOCIATED TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESEARCH AGREEMENTS (FOR THE GCOM RESEACH ANNOUNCEMENT) D-1 Introduction 1.1 About the Second Research Announcement In this second Global Change Observation Mission (GCOM) research announcement (RA), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is announcing the opportunity to conduct development of retrieval algorithms for geophysical products, fundamental data acquisition and validation preparation, and application research directly related to GCOM-C1, which is planned to be launched in the winter of Japanese Fiscal Year (JFY) 2013 as the first generation of GCOM-C (Climate) series. This RA covers a four-year research period beginning in early JFY 2009. 1.2 GCOM and GCOM-C1 GCOM seeks to establish and demonstrate a global, long-term satellite observing system to measure essentia