AIRS
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AIRS (Atmospheric Infrared Sounder) is a satellite instrument on NASA’s Aqua spacecraft that measures Earth’s atmospheric temperature, humidity, and trace gases using infrared spectroscopy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AIRS canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
atmospheric sounder
ⓘ
infrared spectrometer ⓘ satellite instrument ⓘ |
| associatedMission | Aqua mission ⓘ |
| dataDistribution | NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center ⓘ |
| dataProductType |
humidity profiles
ⓘ
temperature profiles ⓘ trace gas profiles ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
atmospheric composition studies
ⓘ
climate model validation ⓘ climate monitoring ⓘ greenhouse gas monitoring ⓘ numerical weather prediction ⓘ weather forecasting ⓘ |
| developer | Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ |
| fullName | Atmospheric Infrared Sounder ⓘ |
| hasMicrowaveCompanion |
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A
ⓘ
surface form:
AMSU-A
HSB ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2002-05-04 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Vandenberg Space Force Base
ⓘ
surface form:
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
| launchVehicle |
Delta rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Delta II 7920-10L
|
| localEquatorCrossingTime | 13:30 ⓘ |
| measurementTechnique | infrared spectroscopy ⓘ |
| measures |
atmospheric humidity
ⓘ
atmospheric temperature ⓘ carbon dioxide ⓘ carbon monoxide ⓘ cloud properties ⓘ methane ⓘ ozone ⓘ surface temperature ⓘ trace gases ⓘ water vapor ⓘ |
| missionStatus | operational ⓘ |
| numberOfInfraredChannels | 2378 ⓘ |
| onSpacecraft | Aqua ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| orbits | Earth ⓘ |
| orbitType | sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | NASA Earth Observing System ⓘ |
| platform | Aqua spacecraft ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | to improve weather forecasting ⓘ |
| revisitTime | twice daily global coverage ⓘ |
| secondaryObjective | to advance climate research ⓘ |
| spatialResolutionAtNadir | 13.5 km ⓘ |
| spectralRange | 3.7–15.4 micrometers ⓘ |
| sponsor | NASA Earth Science Division ⓘ |
| swathWidth | 1650 km ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Aqua