The satellite launched July 15, 2004 and is designed to operate for five or more years. 0000475897 00000 n We may presume damage where there is none; we may overlook subtle hazards.An Earth Observing System satellite - EOS Aura - will help clear the air of guesswork. 0000008432 00000 n 0000025357 00000 n 0000003431 00000 n We encourage you to use one of these browsers for the best experience. 0000017952 00000 n 0000018946 00000 n Aura mission consists of four instruments on a common spacecraft (the same bus design as for Aqua) designed to provide the essential services for the instruments. 0000007394 00000 n
Aura is part of the A–Train of satellites, which, when the formation is complete, will include at least four other NASA missions—Aqua, Cloud–Aerosol Lidar and 0000018034 00000 n The complex interactions of these gases, both naturally occurring or human-made, may be contributing to global change. 0000015182 00000 n 0000019031 00000 n Their findings will give scientists data needed to identify and assess the roots of global change.The EOS Aura satellite is based on Northrop Grumman's EOS Common Spacecraft, the same platform hosting NASA's EOS Aqua mission. 0000019682 00000 n [image-36]
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An Earth Observing System satellite that will help clear the air of guesswork. The EOS Aura satellite, instruments, launch, and science investigations are managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. 0000423587 00000 n 68 0 obj <> endobj Since its launch in 2004, Aura has monitored Earth's atmosphere and provided data on the ozone layer, air quality, and greenhouse gases associated with climate change.
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Until we know the long-term effects of industrial emissions and such natural phenomena as volcanic eruptions, we can only guess their impact. 0000005909 00000 n 0000015733 00000 n 0000005272 00000 n The Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) instrument can distinguish between aerosol types, such as smoke, dust, and sulfates, ... OMI measurements are highly synergistic with the other instruments on the Aura platform. 0000020701 00000 n xref 0000005162 00000 n NASA’s Aura satellite, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year on July 15, has provided vital data about the cause, concentrations and impact of major air pollutants. 0000020975 00000 n The satellite's orbit will allow measurements to be taken at all latitudes; instruments will make continuous scans at altitudes ranging from the stratosphere down through the troposphere.Data from the satellite's instruments will focus on such timely issues as the effects of increased industrialization in developing nations, large-scale biomass burning, ozone depletion and El Nino conditions. An Earth Observing System satellite - EOS Aura - will help clear the air of guesswork. 0000007359 00000 n The versatile spacecraft is modular with common subsystems and easily adapted to the mission-specific needs of EOS Aura, EOS Aqua and future earth observing missions.© 2020 Northrop Grumman Corporation. 0000481069 00000 n Terra and studied the land, oceans, and the Earth's radiation budget. 0000013693 00000 n 0000033100 00000 n 0000002704 00000 n
0000022486 00000 n 0000001556 00000 n 0000476143 00000 n Click to enlarge U.S. Air Force photo of the launch of Aura on July 15, 2004, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on a Delta 2 rocket. 68 63 0000014412 00000 n With its four instruments measuring various gas concentrations, Aura gives a comprehensive view of one of the most important parts of Earth — the atmosphere. 0000023589 00000 n
0000002782 00000 n Aura data are being widely used by the science and applications community, and in many instances Aura data are being applied in conjunction with data from other instruments that fly onboard satellites that make up the A-Train (Afternoon Constellation). %PDF-1.6 %���� 0000469123 00000 n Aura was the third in a series of major Earth observing satellites to study the environment and climate change.