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For Release: Dec. 10, 1999
Media Advisory m99-255a


Summary:

NASA NEW MILLENNIUM PROGRAM SELECTS ADVANCED EARTH OBSERVING 
CONCEPT 


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NASA NEW MILLENNIUM PROGRAM SELECTS ADVANCED EARTH OBSERVING 
CONCEPT 

NASA will flight-test an instrument using new technologies to 
measure elements of Earth's atmosphere and to support space 
research aimed at reducing risks from severe weather.  This 
measurement concept, known as the Geostationary Imaging Fourier 
Transform Spectrometer, has been selected as the next Earth-
observing mission under NASA's New Millennium Program.  The 
mission, known as "Earth Observing 3," will test advanced 
technologies for measuring temperature, water vapor, wind and 
chemical composition with high resolution, in space and over time.  
Such sophisticated measurements have the potential for 
revolutionary improvements in weather observation and prediction, 
by providing unique observations of the spectral properties of 
clouds and the transport of pollutants in the atmosphere.

For more information see:  http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  David E. Steitz 
(Phone 202/358-1730).

For full text, see:
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/1999/99-144.txt 


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