The Particle Puzzle

  • Released Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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This short video, which is part of a seven part video podcast series about NASA's Glory mission, explores the complexity of small airborne particles called aerosols. Aerosols play a key role in the climate system, but they remain a terra incognito of sorts for climatologists because of challenges associated with measuring the ubiquitous particles. Glory's Aerosol Polarimetery Sensor (APS), a unique instrument that measures the polarization of light as it scatters off the aerosols, offers a new and more accurate way to measure the perplexing particles

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  • The Particle Puzzle (ID: 2009108)
    Friday, November 6, 2009 at 5:00AM

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