Simulated Aura/OMI Data Collection

  • Released Monday, May 17, 2004
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On June 19, 2004, NASA launches Aura, a next generation Earth-observing satellite. One of several instruments on the Aura satellite is the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI). OMI is a contribution of the Netherland's Agency for Aerospace Programs (NIVR) along with the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). OMI will continue the TOMS record for total ozone and other atmospheric parameters related to ozone chemistry and climate. (For more information on the Aura project, please visit http://aura.gsfc.nasa.gov/)

Note: The size of the satellite model in the following animation and stills has been exaggerated for aesthetic purposes.

Animation depicting the Aura satellite collecting (simulated) OMI data over the earth.

Aura passing over Europe collecting (simulated) OMI data.

Aura passing over Europe collecting (simulated) OMI data.

Aura passing over Eastern North America collecting (simulated) OMI data.

Aura passing over Eastern North America collecting (simulated) OMI data.

Aura passing over Central North America collecting (simulated) OMI data.

Aura passing over Central North America collecting (simulated) OMI data.

Aura passing over Western North America collecting (simulated) OMI data.

Aura passing over Western North America collecting (simulated) OMI data.

Aura completing one full earth pass of (simulated) OMI data.

Aura completing one full earth pass of (simulated) OMI data.

Aura approaching Asia while collecting (simulated) OMI data.

Aura approaching Asia while collecting (simulated) OMI data.

For More Information

See http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/2004/0517aura.html

Credits

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Monday, May 17, 2004.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT.

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Datasets used

  • [Aura: OMI]

    ID: 147
    Sensor: OMI
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  • [NO2 Annual Mean Total Column Density]

    ID: 394
    Type: Model Sensor: NO2 Annual Mean Total Column Density Collected by: Harvard and NASA/GSFC Dates used: 1998/04/15

    Harvard GEOS-CHEM for tropospheric NO2 and NASA/GSFC CTM for stratospheric NO2. Data delivered by Eric Buscela.

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