Earth ID: 810

Viewing the ISAMS and CLAES Instruments on UARS

Visualizations by Jesse Allen Released on April 9, 1999

Key to understanding the chlorine chemistry in the polar stratosphere is the measurement of polar stratospheric clouds, chlorine monoxide, and the reservoir gas chlorine nitrate. Polar stratospheric clouds are seen by the Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder, ISAMS, and chlorine nitrate has been measured by the Cryogen Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer, CLAES. Both ISAMS and CLAES make measurements by looking at infrared emission from cloud particles and trace gases.

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UARS Instrument Animations
Viewing the Imrpoved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounders (ISAMS) and the Cryogen Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES) on UARS".

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Visualization Credits

Jesse Allen (Raytheon): Lead Animator
Mark Schoeberl (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

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Mission:
Upper Atmosphere Radiation Satellite (UARS)

Data Used:

UARS/ISAMS

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UARS/CLAES

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UARS

Keywords:
SVS >> Sensor
DLESE >> Technology
NASA Science >> Earth