CALIPSO Science Objectives Animation

  • Released Wednesday, October 4, 2006
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Scientists are eager to use CALIPSO data to study the nature of the atmosphere. Using lidar and a pair of infrared and visible imaging systems, CALIPSO promises to deliver new insights into how clouds and aerosols work to affect the atmosphere.

This animation illustrates how CALIPSO captures data to study the nature of the atmosphere.

This print resolution still from the animation above illustrates how CALIPSO obtains a vertical slice of atmospheric data.

This print resolution still from the animation above illustrates how CALIPSO obtains a vertical slice of atmospheric data.

This print resolution still Illustrates a vertical slice of data from a higher vantage point.

This print resolution still Illustrates a vertical slice of data from a higher vantage point.

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

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