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AQUA:
A NASA Earth Science satellite mission named for the large amount of information that the mission will be collecting about the Earth's water cycle.
http://www.aqua.nasa.gov/
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TERRA:
The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) satellite is currently being developed to help scientists answer significant questions and provide new information about the effects of clouds and aerosols (airborne particles) on changes in the Earth's climate.
http://terra.nasa.gov/
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CALIPSO:
Terra, the EOS satellite, is a multi-national, multi-disciplinary mission, which is designed to improve understanding of the movements of carbon and energy throughout Earth's climate system.
http://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/
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MODIS:
MODIS (or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) is a key instrument aboard the Terra (EOS AM) and Aqua (EOS PM) satellites, viewing the entire Earth's surface every 1 to 2 days, acquiring data in 36 spectral bands, or groups of wavelengths.
http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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MODIS-ATMOSPHERE:
Two MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) instruments, the first launched on 18 December 1999 onboard the Terra Platform and the second on 4 May 2002 onboard the Aqua platform, are uniquely designed (wide spectral range, high spatial resolution, and near daily global coverage) to observe and monitor Earth changes, in order to develop conceptual and predictive global climate models.
http://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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MODIS-Rapid Response system:
The MODIS Rapid Response system has been developed to provide rapid access to MODIS data globally, with initial emphasis on 250m color composite imagery and active fire data.
http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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MISR:
MISR is a new type of instrument, designed to capture the amount of sunlight that is scattered in different directions under natural conditions. it views Earth with cameras pointed in 9 different directions.
http://www-misr.jpl.nasa.gov/
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WFF GLAS:
The Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) is an integral part of the EOS program, is a satellite laser altimeter designed to measure ice-sheet topography and associated temporal changes, as well as cloud and atmospheric properties.
http://glas.wff.nasa.gov/
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TOMS:
Website for information, data, and images from the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) instrument.
http://jwocky.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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AERONET:
The AERONET (AErosol RObotic NETwork) program is an inclusive federation of ground-based remote sensing aerosol networks. The goal is to assess aerosol optical properties and validate satellite retrievals of aerosol optical properties.
http://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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GEOS-DAS:
Data Assimilation is the process of ingesting observations into a model for generating tested research-quality datasets. The Data Assimilation System uses meteorological observations and an atmospheric general circulation model to generate data sets that represent the best estimate of the state of the atmosphere at that time.
http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/atmodyn/das/
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EOS:
The Earth Observing System (EOS) is the centerpiece of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (ESE). It is composed of a series of satellites, a science component, and a data system supporting a coordinated series of polar-orbiting and low inclination satellites for long-term global observations of the land surface, biosphere, solid Earth, atmosphere, and oceans.
http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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TRMM:
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) designed to monitor and study tropical rainfall. For more detailed information on the TRMM mission or the satellite, click on "Mission Overview".
http://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/homepage.html
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ABC:
Project atmospheric brown clouds, in which the integration of air pollution and climate science are made to assess the impacts on the environment and society, through analysis of atmospheric brown clouds (visible areas of brown colored atmosphere).
http://www-abc-asia.ucsd.edu/
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