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For Release: April 30, 1999
Media Advisory m99-087a

Summary:

-- News Release: Cloudsat to Revolutionize Study of Clouds and Climate

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NEWS RELEASE: CLOUDSAT TO REVOLUTIONIZE STUDY OF CLOUDS AND CLIMATE
     NASA will take a revolutionary, global look at clouds with a new 
spaceborne radar capable of peering deep into their interior to study 
their structure, composition and effects on climate. Cloudsat, which 
will fly in 2003, will use an advanced radar to "slice" through clouds 
to see their vertical structure, providing a completely new 
observational capability from space -- current weather satellites can 
only image the uppermost layers of clouds. Cloudsat will be the first 
satellite to study clouds on a global basis.

Contact at NASA Headquarters:  David Steitz, 202/358-1730. 

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ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/1999/99-057.txt 

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