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Ozone from new Microwave Limb Sounder on Aura (WMS)
Ozone (O3) in the lower stratosphere and upper troposphere as measured by the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) instrument on NASA's Aura satellite. MLS can simultaneously measure several trace gases and ozone-destroying chemicals in the upper troposphere and photosphere. In this series of animations we present chlorine monoxide (ClO), hydrogen chloride (HCl), nitric acid (HNO3), ozone (O3), water vapor (H2O) and temperature measurements. These are 'first light' data taken when the MLS was operated for the first time.

This animation shows global ozone in the atmosphere from August 13 through October 15, 2004. Red represents high ozone concentrations; blue represents low concentrations. The spatial resolution is low: each pixel covers an area of 5 degrees longitude by 2 degrees latitude, so the entire world (except for 1 degree at each pole) is covered by the 72x89 pixel images.    This animation shows global ozone in the atmosphere from August 13 through October 15, 2004. Red represents high ozone concentrations; blue represents low concentrations. The spatial resolution is low: each pixel covers an area of 5 degrees longitude by 2 degrees latitude, so the entire world (except for 1 degree at each pole) is covered by the 72x89 pixel images.
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Color scale for Aura MLS ozone images, ranging from 1.4 to 4.2 ppmv (parts per million by volume). 		   Color scale for Aura MLS ozone images, ranging from 1.4 to 4.2 ppmv (parts per million by volume).

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Animation Number:3082
Completed:2005-01-14
Animators:Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)
 Jeff De La Beaujardiere (NASA)
Scientist:Mark Schoeberl (NASA/GSFC)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:Aura/MLS
 Aura/MLS/Ozone
Data Collected:2005/08/13 through 2005/10/15
Series:WMS
 Aura First Light
Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere >> Air Quality >> Tropospheric Ozone
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Chemistry/Oxygen Compounds >> Ozone
GCMD >> Location >> Stratosphere
GCMD >> Location >> Troposphere
More Information on this topic available at:
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/aura_first.html
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Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio


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