Earth ID: 11906

NASA On Air: NASA Aids European Space Agency In Measuring Upper Air Arctic Winds (6/24/2015)

Released on June 24, 2015

LEAD: In 2016 the European Space Agency, ESA, will launch a ‘first-of-its-kind' satellite to measure key elements in the earth's wind fields.

1. The Aeolus satellite, named after the mythical Greek god of the winds, will measure worldwide upper level winds to help improve weather and climate forecasts.

2. NASA recently helped ESA calibrate its new wind instrument by taking simultaneous wind measurements with two Doppler lidars aboard its DC-8 aircraft.

TAG: The flights focused over the Arctic since this area holds particular interest due to the continued rise in Arctic temperatures.

The Polar Jet Stream Over Asia, 2010

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http://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/NewsReleases/2015/15-08.html

Credits

Howard Joe Witte (ADNET): Producer
Brian Soukup (Arcata Associates Inc.): Scientist
Trent L. Schindler (USRA): Lead Animator
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Joy Ng (USRA): Video Editor

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Keywords:
SVS >> Arctic Jetstream
SVS >> HDTV
GCMD >> Location >> Arctic
NASA Science >> Earth
SVS >> Jet Stream
SVS >> European Space Agency

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0