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Aura's instruments NASA PRESS KIT Posted: July 7, 2004 High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder The instrument will provide critical information on atmospheric chemistry and climate. Using vertical and horizontal limb scanning technology, HIRDLS will provide accurate measurements with daily global coverage at high vertical and horizontal resolution. The University of Colorado, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Oxford University (UK) and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (UK) designed the HIRDLS instrument. Lockheed Martin built and integrated the instrument subsystems. The National Environmental Research Council funded the United Kingdom participation. HIRDLS Contributions to Understanding Stratospheric Ozone HIRDLS will measure CFCs, NO2, and HNO3, gases that play a role in stratospheric ozone depletion. Although international agreements have banned CFC production, CFCs are long-lived and will remain in the stratosphere for several more decades. By measuring profiles of the long-lived gases, from the upper troposphere into the stratosphere, HIRDLS will improve our ability assess the transport of air from the troposphere into the stratosphere. HIRDLS Contributions to Understanding Air Quality HIRDLS Contributions to Understanding Climate Change Microwave Limb Sounder MLS Contributions to Understanding Stratospheric Ozone MLS measurements of ClO and HCl will be extremely helpful to scientists studying the polar regions. The HCl measurements tell scientists how stable chlorine reservoirs are converted to the ozone destroying radical, ClO. Since the Arctic stratosphere may now be at a threshold for more severe ozone loss, Aura's MLS data will be especially important. MLS Contributions to Understanding Air Quality MLS Contributions to Understanding Climate Change Ozone Monitoring Instrument OMI has a broader wavelength range and better spectral resolution than the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) instruments, which preceded Aura. OMI will also measure column amounts of trace gases important to ozone chemistry and air quality. OMI will map aerosols and estimate ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth's surface. OMI's horizontal resolution is about four times greater than TOMS. The Netherlands Agency for Aerospace Programs (NIVR) and the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) contributed the OMI instrument to the Aura mission. The Netherlands companies, Dutch Space and TNO-TPD, together with Finnish companies, Patria, VTT and SSF, built the instrument. OMI Contributions to Understanding Stratospheric Ozone OMI Contributions to Understanding Air Quality OMI will also measure the tropospheric ozone precursor, formaldehyde. Scientists will use OMI measurements of ozone and cloud cover to derive the amount of ultraviolet radiation (UV) reaching the Earth's surface. The National Weather Service will use OMI data to forecast high UV index days for public health awareness. OMI Contributions to Understanding Climate Change Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer TES Contributions to Understanding Stratospheric Ozone TES Contributions to Understanding Air Quality TES Contributions to Understanding Climate Change |
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Apollo 12 tribute DVD set![]() New! Featuring the jovial crew of Pete Conrad, Dick Gordon and Alan Bean, the Apollo 12 mission was struck by lightning shortly after liftoff but proceeded on the second successful exploration voyage to the lunar surface. This three-disc DVD brings the mission to life with extraordinary detail. U.S. - U.K. - E.U. - Worldwide Fallen Heroes special patch This special 12-inch embroidered patch commemorates the U.S. astronauts who made the ultimate sacrifice, honoring the crews of Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia.U.S. - U.K. - E.U. - Worldwide Women in Space Women of Space: Cool Careers on the Final Frontier is for girls, young women, and anyone else interested in learning about exciting careers in space exploration. Includes CD-ROM.U.S. - U.K. - E.U. - Worldwide Mars rover poster This new poster features some of the best pictures from NASA's amazing Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity.U.S. Apollo 12 tribute DVD set ![]() New! Featuring the jovial crew of Pete Conrad, Dick Gordon and Alan Bean, the Apollo 12 mission was struck by lightning shortly after liftoff but proceeded on the second successful exploration voyage to the lunar surface. This three-disc DVD brings the mission to life with extraordinary detail. U.S. - U.K. - E.U. - Worldwide Fallen Heroes special patch This special 12-inch embroidered patch commemorates the U.S. astronauts who made the ultimate sacrifice, honoring the crews of Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia.U.S. - U.K. - E.U. - Worldwide Women in Space Women of Space: Cool Careers on the Final Frontier is for girls, young women, and anyone else interested in learning about exciting careers in space exploration. Includes CD-ROM.U.S. - U.K. - E.U. - Worldwide Mars rover poster This new poster features some of the best pictures from NASA's amazing Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity.U.S. Expedition 18 patch & pin The official embroidered patch and lapel pin for the International Space Station Expedition 18 crew is now available to from our stores.Ares patch The Ares Project will develop two new rockets to launch astronauts back to the Moon under NASA's Vision for Exploration. The Ares 1 will employ a single space shuttle solid rocket booster to loft the Orion crew capsule. The gigantic Ares 5 will haul the equipment and cargo needed for such lunar voyages. This is the Ares emblem.![]() Apollo patches The Apollo Patch Collection: Includes all 12 Apollo mission patches plus the Apollo Program Patch. Save over 20% off the Individual price. U.S. STORE Columbus mission patch The official astronaut embroidered patch of Atlantis' STS-122 mission that launched the Columbus science lab in February is available to U.S. customers from our store.
An insider's view of how Apollo flight controllers operated and just what they faced when events were crucial.U.S. Soviet Space For the first time ever available in the West. Rocket & Space Corporation Energia: a complete pictorial history of the Soviet/Russian Space Program from 1946 to the present day all in full color. Available from our store.U.S. - U.K. - E.U. - Worldwide Viking patch This embroidered mission patch celebrates NASA's Viking Project which reached the Red Planet in 1976.U.S. - U.K. - E.U. - Worldwide Apollo 7 DVD For 11 days the crew of Apollo 7 fought colds while they put the Apollo spacecraft through a workout, establishing confidence in the machine what would lead directly to the bold decision to send Apollo 8 to the moon just 2 months later.U.S. - U.K. - E.U. - Worldwide Gemini 12 Gemini 12: The NASA Mission Reports covers the voyage of James Lovell and Buzz Aldrin that capped the Gemini program's efforts to prove the technologies and techniques that would be needed for the Apollo Moon landings. Includes CD-ROM.U.S. - U.K. - E.U. - Worldwide |
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