Lower Stratosphere and Upper Troposphere

  • Credit

    NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

The Microwave Limb Sounder Observes the Lower Stratosphere and Upper Troposphere

MLS measures lower stratospheric temperature and concentrations of H2O, O3, ClO, BrO, HCl, OH, HO2, HNO3, HCN, and N2O, for their effects on (and diagnoses of) ozone depletion, transformations of greenhouse gases, and radiative forcing of climate change.

EOS MLS continues the successful effort started on UARS MLS, and uses advanced technology to provide important new measurements. Particularly noteworthy in this regard are its capabilities for OH, HO2, and BrO; measurements of these species have never before been possible on a global scale, but are essential for a comprehensive understanding of stratospheric chemistry.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    UARS/MLS

  • Animation ID

    3062

  • Video ID

    NONE

  • Start Timecode

    00:00:00:00

  • End Timecode

    00:00:00:00

  • Animator

    Stuart A. Snodgrass, Lori Perkins

  • Studio

    SVS

  • Visualization Date

    2004/12/14

  • Scientist

    Mark Schoeberl (NASA/GSFC)

  • Datasets

    Chlorine Monoxide, Water Vapor, Hydrogen Chloride (HCl), Nitric Acid, Ozone, Temperature

  • Keywords

    H2O, O3, ClO, HCl, HNO3, Temperature

  • Data Date

    2004/08/13-17, 20-23, 25-31, 2004/09/02-06, 10, 12, 14, 16-22, 24-29, 2004/10/01, 03-07, 09-12, 14

  • Pao ID

    G04-064

  • Story URL

    http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/aura_first.html

  • Animation Type

    Regular