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ID: 10427
The Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) mission will provide the first detailed exploration of Earth's unique and elusive noctilucent or night shining clouds that are found literally on the "edge of space". Located near the top of the Earth's mesosphere (the region just above the stratosphere), very little is known about how these polar mesospheric clouds form or why they vary. They are being seen at lower latitudes than ever before and have been growing brighter and more frequent, leading some scientists to suggest that this recent increase may be the direct result of human-induced climate change. The mission is led by Dr. James Russell of the Center for Atmospheric Sciences at Hampton University.
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Chris Meaney (HTSI): Lead Animator
Stefanie Misztal (UMBC): Video Editor
Stefanie Misztal (UMBC): Producer
Stefanie Misztal (UMBC): Video Editor
Stefanie Misztal (UMBC): Producer
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Mission:
AIM
Data Used:
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Goddard TV Tapes:
G2007-018B -- AIM: Exploring Clouds at the Edge of Space
G2007-064 -- Goddard Shorts
Keywords:
SVS >> Climate
SVS >> Clouds
SVS >> Global Warming
SVS >> HDTV
GCMD >> Earth Science
GCMD >> Location >> Antarctica
GCMD >> Location >> Arctic
GCMD >> Location >> Polar
GCMD >> Location >> Mesosphere
SVS >> AIM
SVS >> Noctilucent Clouds
SVS >> Edited Feature
SVS >> Climate Change
DLESE >> Narrated
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
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10427
Mission:
AIM
Data Used:
Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM)
Goddard TV Tapes:
G2007-018B -- AIM: Exploring Clouds at the Edge of Space
G2007-064 -- Goddard Shorts
Keywords:
SVS >> Climate
SVS >> Clouds
SVS >> Global Warming
SVS >> HDTV
GCMD >> Earth Science
GCMD >> Location >> Antarctica
GCMD >> Location >> Arctic
GCMD >> Location >> Polar
GCMD >> Location >> Mesosphere
SVS >> AIM
SVS >> Noctilucent Clouds
SVS >> Edited Feature
SVS >> Climate Change
DLESE >> Narrated
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
