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ITU-R RS.7BL8-2010
Scope
"This Recommendation provides guidelines on the provision of satellite-provided remote sensing data for the purpose of studying climate change. The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly@ considering a) that climate change is a global phenomenon affecting all humankind; b) that climate change is expected to be manifested by serious changes in the Earth's environment in turn giving rise to@ or exacerbating@ natural disasters; c) that inherent to the study of climate change are truly consistent@ global Earth observing capabilities uniquely met by satellite-borne remote sensing instrumentation or sensors; d) that such satellite-borne remote sensors exist and are operated in frequency bands allocated to the Earth exploration-satellite service (EESS) today@ recognizing a) that Resolution 673 (WRC-07)@ ""Radiocommunications use for Earth observation applications""@ considered that ""Earth observation data are also essential for monitoring and predicting climate changes@ ... for increasing the understanding@ modelling and verification of all aspects of climate change@ and for related policy-making@ and further noted that more than 90 percent of natural disasters are climate- or weather-related; ... that@ although meteorological and Earth observation satellites are currently only operated by a limited number of countries@ the data and/or related analyses resulting from their operation are distributed and used globally ... by climate-change-related organizations""; b) that Resolution 672 (WRC-07)@ ""Extension of the allocation to the meteorologicalsatellite service in the band 7 750-7 850 MHz""@ recognized that the data obtained by these meteorological satellites are essential for global weather forecast@ climate changes and hazard predictions@ noting a) that ITU-T Resolution 73@ ""Information and communication technologies and climate change""@ recognized that information and communications technologies (ICTs) can make a substantial contribution to mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change@ as presented in Annex 1@ and that ICTs play a vital role in monitoring and addressing climate change by supporting basic scientific research@ which has helped to bring the issue of climate change into the public domain and to raise awareness of future challenges; b) that ITU Report ""ITU and climate change"" speaks to strengthening strategic partnerships with various UN agencies@ the World Bank@ the European Commission@ international and national agencies and organizations (for example@ meteorological agencies@ the Group on Earth Observations@ EUMETSAT@ ESA@ the Space Frequency Coordination Group@ JAXA@ NOAA@ NASA and Roscosmos)@ NGOs and the private sector involved in combating climate change and addressed the role that EESS plays in monitoring climate change; c) that Report ITU-R RS.2178 provides an extensive overview of different radiocommunication applications employed for Earth observation@ space research and radio astronomy and describes their societal weight and economic benefits for the global community and@ especially@ their importance for climate change monitoring and climate change prediction@ and for early warning@ monitoring and mitigation of man-made and natural disasters@ recommends 1 that administrations should recognize the importance of satellite-borne remote sensors to the study of climate change as explained in Annexes; 2 that operators should continue supplying climate-related environmental data; 3 that the protections given to systems providing crucial climatological observations should be emphasized."
ITU-R RS.7BL8-2010 history
2010ITU-R RS.7BL8-2010 Use of remote sensing systems in the study of climate change and the effects thereof (Document 7/BL/8-E)