Current Missions - Microwave Limb Sounder
Launch:
July 15, 2004 Purpose: Instrument studying Earth's atmosphere
This instrument is designed to improve our understanding of ozone in Earth's
stratosphere, especially how ozone is depleted by processes of chlorine
chemistry. The instrument measures naturally occurring microwave thermal
emission from the limb of Earth's atmosphere to remotely sense vertical profiles
of selected atmospheric gases, temperature and pressure.
The instrument will fly on NASA's Aura spacecraft under the agency's Earth
Observing System program. The Microwave Limb Sounder is designed and built by
JPL. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center manages the Aura
mission.
More Information:
Microwave Limb Sounder Home page
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