NASA Prepares to Launch Next Earth-Observing Satellite Mission, Glory
In February of 2011, NASA will launch its newest
Earth-observing research mission, Glory, designed to improve our understanding of how the sun
and airborne particles called aerosols affect Earth's climate.
Center Contact: Laura Motel 301-286-8955
HQ Contact: Steve Cole, 202-385-0918
For more info: www.nasa.gov/glory
Bryan Fafaul, Glory Project Manager
The Glory scientists will use both the aerosol and the solar irradiance data to help us understand the climate model. Aerosols are currently the biggest unknown in that climate model.
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Michael Mishchenko, Glory Project Scientist
We need to study the distribution of particles globally, and the only way to do that is from a satellite.
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Brian Cairns, APS Instrument Scientist
The biggest concern in terms of how aerosols affect the climate of the Earth is how much do they absorb, and that's typically a question of how much black carbon they have in them.
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