HR: 11:30h
     AN: SM21B-11
     TI: ENHANCEMENTS TO MULTIPLE PLATFORM SCIENCE MISSIONS USING
         ADVANCED ON-BOARD COMPUTATION.

     AU: * Curtis, S A
     EM: Steven.A.Curtis.1@gsfc.nasa.gov
     AF: Goddard Space Flight Center , LEP/Code 695 , Greenbelt, MD 20771 United
          States 

     AB: We discuss the enhancements to scientific return of space
         physics missions using advanced on-board computation
         capabilities. Specifically, we discuss possible scenarios for
         the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission. We present
         several science enhancements which are possible starting with
         the continuous determination of plasma bulk properties (
         e.g. density, velocity, temperature, heat flux) over the
         entire orbit. In more advanced scenarios, these data may be
         used in on-board decision making. Other possibilities include
         compression of kinetic data taken and hence greatly
         increasing the amount of data that can be returned. The
         implications for the mission science objectives are
         discussed.

     DE: 2753 Numerical modeling
     DE: 2756 Planetary magnetospheres (5443, 5737, 6030)
     SC: SM
     MN: 2001 Spring Meeting