| Type(s) |
Satellite mission>Earth observation
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| Owner |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Organisation |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Abstract |
Glory is a NASA/GSFC Earth climate and atmospheric satellite mission. The overall objective is to respond to the US Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) by continuing and improving upon NASA's research of the forcings influencing climate change in the atmosphere. Specific mission goals are:
• To collect data on the properties and distributions of aerosols in the Earth's atmosphere
• To collect data on solar irradiance for the long-term Earth climate record.
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| Cross Reference(s) |
Glory mission overview
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| Discipline(s) |
Weather & climate
Atmosphere
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