Microwave limb sounder
Satellite measurement technique
The microwave limb sounder (MLS) experiments measure (naturally occurring) microwave thermal emission from the limb (edge) of Earth's upper atmosphere. The data is used to create vertical profiles of atmospheric gases, temperature, pressure, and cloud ice.
History
- 12 September 1991 – NASA launches Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) STS-48 mission, largely in response to threat of chlorofluorocarbons to ozone layer.[1]
- 15 July 2004 – NASA launches Earth Observing System (EOS) Aura mission with overall scientific objectives of determining whether global stratospheric ozone is recovering, measuring composition effects on climate variability, and studying pollution in the upper troposphere.[1]
See also
- Remote sensing
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- High-resolution dynamics limb sounder
References
- ^ a b "The Earth Observing System Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS MLS) on the Aura Satellite" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2005. Retrieved 10 October 2006.
External links
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory MLS web site
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