Earth ID: 10340

Cross Calibration of the Afternoon Constellation's Instruments

Released on December 2, 2008

The name "A-Train" comes from the formation of international, Earth-observing satellites known as the Afternoon Constellation, which operate in a Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 705 km. The close proximity of the different spacecraft within the A-Train allows for coincident observations between instruments on different spacecrafts, providing scientists additional capabilities in their pursuit of answers about the Earth and its climate. Upon joining the A-train, Glory will help researchers better understand two critical forcings of Earth's climate: atmospheric aerosols and total solar irradiance.

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Jesse Allen (SSAI): Lead Animator
Maria Frostic (UMBC): Producer
Michael Mishchenko (NASA/GSFC GISS): Scientist

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Missions:
CALIPSO
Cloudsat
Glory

Data Used:

Glory

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Goddard TV Tape:
G2008-047 -- Glory Resource Reel

Keywords:
SVS >> Climate
SVS >> Earth
SVS >> Global Warming
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Satellite
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Aerosols
SVS >> Calipso
SVS >> Cloudsat
SVS >> Climate Change
SVS >> A-Train
SVS >> Glory
NASA Science >> Earth

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