Satellite and Earth System Studies

Satellite and Earth System Studies

The Satellite and Earth Systems Studies (SESS) Programs main objective is to:

• Enhance our understanding of how the natural components of the Earth system—atmosphere, ocean, land, and biosphere—interact with human activities as a coupled system. 

• Collaborative and transformative research activities to enhance NOAA’s and the greater scientific community’s ability to use observations and models to meet that challenge, advance NOAA’s science mission, and identify emerging science needs. 

The Satellite and Earth System Studies (SESS) program at George Mason University forms a pivotal research and education branch of Mason’s Earth Science  where our grand scientific challenge is to enhance our understanding of how the natural components of the Earth system—atmosphere, ocean, land, and biosphere—interact with human activities as a coupled system.