MOPITT
E416927
MOPITT is a satellite instrument aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft designed to measure global distributions of atmospheric carbon monoxide and methane for climate and air quality research.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MOPITT canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4151919 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MOPITT Context triple: [Terra, instrument, MOPITT]
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A.
MOP
MOP is the ISO 4217 currency code for the Macanese pataca, the official currency of Macau.
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B.
Mojo
Mojo is a 2010 blues-rock–oriented studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers that marked their return to a raw, live-in-the-studio sound.
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C.
Mopin
Mopin is a major agrarian festival of the Galo (Adi) people in Arunachal Pradesh, celebrated with traditional dances, rituals, and feasting to invoke prosperity and ward off evil.
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D.
Mook
Mook is a surname most notably associated with Robby Mook, an American political strategist and campaign manager.
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E.
Muolaa
Muolaa was a former Finnish municipality on the Karelian Isthmus, historically significant for its rural communities and its transfer to Soviet control after World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MOPITT Target entity description: MOPITT is a satellite instrument aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft designed to measure global distributions of atmospheric carbon monoxide and methane for climate and air quality research.
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A.
MOP
MOP is the ISO 4217 currency code for the Macanese pataca, the official currency of Macau.
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B.
Mojo
Mojo is a 2010 blues-rock–oriented studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers that marked their return to a raw, live-in-the-studio sound.
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C.
Mopin
Mopin is a major agrarian festival of the Galo (Adi) people in Arunachal Pradesh, celebrated with traditional dances, rituals, and feasting to invoke prosperity and ward off evil.
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D.
Mook
Mook is a surname most notably associated with Robby Mook, an American political strategist and campaign manager.
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E.
Muolaa
Muolaa was a former Finnish municipality on the Karelian Isthmus, historically significant for its rural communities and its transfer to Soviet control after World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
remote sensing instrument
ⓘ
satellite instrument ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere ⓘ |
| application |
air quality forecasting
ⓘ
biomass burning analysis ⓘ climate change studies ⓘ transport of pollution tracking ⓘ |
| collaboratingCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| dataArchive |
NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Earthdata
NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
global carbon monoxide profiles
ⓘ
global methane information ⓘ |
| dataUse |
air pollution monitoring
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chemical transport model evaluation ⓘ emissions inventory validation ⓘ long-term atmospheric composition trends ⓘ |
| developer | COM DEV International ⓘ |
| hostAgency | Canadian Space Agency ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1999-12-18 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
Atlas II
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlas IIAS
|
| measuredParameter |
carbon monoxide
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methane ⓘ |
| measurementTechnique |
gas correlation radiometry
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nadir viewing ⓘ |
| measurementType | gas concentration ⓘ |
| mission |
Terra satellite
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Terra mission
|
| onboardPlatform | Terra satellite ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitType | Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | NASA Earth Observing System ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | measure global distributions of atmospheric carbon monoxide ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Earth Observing System
ⓘ
surface form:
Earth Observing System (EOS)
|
| relatedInstrument |
OMI
ⓘ
TES ⓘ |
| relatedMission |
Aqua
ⓘ
Aura ⓘ |
| scientificPurpose |
air quality research
ⓘ
atmospheric chemistry research ⓘ climate research ⓘ |
| secondaryObjective | measure global distributions of atmospheric methane ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Terra ⓘ |
| spatialCoverage | global ⓘ |
| spectralRange |
near infrared
ⓘ
thermal infrared ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| targetRegion | troposphere ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MOPITT Description of subject: MOPITT is a satellite instrument aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft designed to measure global distributions of atmospheric carbon monoxide and methane for climate and air quality research.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Terra