Nasa - New Weather Satellite

[lorenzo]

All clear for new NASA Satellite monitoring the climate - looks like some amazing datasets will arrive back from this piece of equipment.

NPP will record sea and land surface temperatures, track atmospheric ozone and dust levels, measure changes in vegetation productivity and monitor sea ice, land ice and glaciers around the world.

Homepage http://jointmission.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Equipment

VIIRS– Visible Infrared Imaging spectro Radiometer Suite

CrIS – Crosstrack Infrared Sounder

ATMS– Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder

OMPS– Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite

CERES– Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System

Mission Objectives http://jointmission.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/5Objectives.html

[BornFromTheVoid]

All clear for new NASA Satellite monitoring the climate - looks like some amazing datasets will arrive back from this piece of equipment.

NPP will record sea and land surface temperatures, track atmospheric ozone and dust levels, measure changes in vegetation productivity and monitor sea ice, land ice and glaciers around the world.

Homepage http://jointmission.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Equipment

VIIRS– Visible Infrared Imaging spectro Radiometer Suite

CrIS – Crosstrack Infrared Sounder

ATMS– Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder

OMPS– Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite

CERES– Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System

Mission Objectives http://jointmission....Objectives.html

Cheers for posting that link. It sounds like an impressive set up. It's measuring a hell of a lot more than just weather though!

[ZONE 51]

So a clearer image of Volcanic dust clouds? dont think thin layers of dust is visible, i dont know but just a thought.

Edited October 29, 2011 by ElectricSnowStorm