NASA Mission to Study Ice Clouds, Help Observe Our Dynamic Atmosphere

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 11:42 in Astronomy & Space

Portal origin URL: NASA Mission to Study Ice Clouds, Help Observe Our Dynamic AtmospherePortal origin nid: 487305Published: Monday, May 22, 2023 - 12:37Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA has selected a new mission to help humanity better understand Earth’s dynamic atmosphere – specifically, ice clouds that form at high altitudes throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions. The PolSIR instrument – short for Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer – will study such ice clouds to determine how and why they change throughoutPortal image: A new NASA mission, PolSIR -- short for Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer -- will study high-altitude ice clouds, such as this cloud as seen from the International Space Station in 2008.

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