{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "accrualPeriodicity": "irregular", "bureauCode": ["026:00"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "Brian Dunbar", "hasEmail": "mailto:brian.dunbar@nasa.gov"}, "description": "Aquarius is making NASA's first space-based global observations of ocean surface salinity, flying 657 kilometers (408 miles) above Earth in a sun-synchronous polar orbit that repeats every seven days. This NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder mission is mapping global changes in ocean surface salinity with a resolution of 150 kilometers (93 miles), showing how salinity changes from month to month, season to season and year to year. Scientists are combining Aquarius data with in-water measurements to generate operational maps of ocean salinity distribution.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "description": "FY16 Summary Briefing PDF", "downloadURL": "http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/NASA_FY2016_Summary_Briefing.pdf", "format": "PDF", "mediaType": "application/pdf", "title": "NASA Budget Summary Briefing 2016"}], "identifier": "NASA-313", "issued": "2018-06-25", "keyword": ["3d-model", "aquarius", "satellite", "spacecraft"], "landingPage": "http://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/detail/m-aquarius", "modified": "2025-03-31", "programCode": ["026:046"], "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration"}, "references": ["http://aquarius.nasa.gov/"], "theme": ["Management/Operations"], "title": "NASA 3D Models: Aquarius"}