Dr. John Worden (TES research scientist) provides insight into the use of water vapor trends in the analysis and modeling of Earth's climate system.
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TES profiles for the vertical distribution of carbon monoxide emitted by the many wildfires burning in Northern California in late June/early July 2008, illustrate the fires' impact on air quality.
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Dr. Annmarie Eldering was interviewed by Matt Kaplan of the Planetary Society, and talked about TES measurements and some of the newest scientific findings.
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TES team members attended the ASSFTS (Atmospheric Science from Space using Fourier Transform Spectrometers) meeting in November 2007 in Toulouse, France, and joined in discussions of the new results from spaceborne FTS instruments.
NASA's newest detective in the mysteries of atmospheric water vapor tracks observations of heavy and light water vapor to retrace the "history" of water over oceans and continents, from ice and liquid to vapor and back again.
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The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Postdoctoral Scholars Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) invites applicants for two postdoctoral research positions with the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) group.
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A NASA and university study of ozone and carbon monoxide pollution in Earth's atmosphere is providing unique insights into the sources of these pollutants and how they are transported around the world.
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By investigating the relationship between ozone and carbon monoxide, science investigators using TES data are able to detect pollution drift patterns, and may also be able to reveal ozone sources.
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The TES science team meeting will be held at the University of Phoenix in Pasadena on Nov 13 & 14, 2006. We will discuss instrument status, validation, science results, science planning, and algorithm changes.
Aura was transported from NGST to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California to begin launch preparations. The spacecraft will undergo final tests and integration with a Boeing Delta II rocket for a scheduled launch in June.
The TES instrument was delivered to NGST (Northrop Grumman Space Technology in Redondo Beach, California) for spacecraft integration on April 28, 2003.