Microwave Limb Sounder

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A Microwave Limb Sounder measures (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.

Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 External links 4 References

[edit] History

• 1991-09-12 - NASA launches Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) STS-48 mission, largely in response to threat of chlorofluorocarbons to ozone layer.^[1]
• 2004-07-15 - 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]

[edit] See also

• Remote sensing
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory

[edit] External links

• Jet Propulsion Laboratory MLS web site

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} The Earth Observing System Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS MLS) on the Aura Satellite. Retrieved on 2006-10-10.