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NASA ends CloudSat Earth-observing mission after 18 years
23 Apr 2024 21:47 GMT
… concert with its sister satellite, CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and … formation," NASA officials wrote in Tuesday's update.
CALIPSO, a … joint effort of NASA and the French … and CALIPSO from the scene doesn't mean that NASA…
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NASA's CloudSat ends mission peering into the heart of clouds
23 Apr 2024 19:20 GMT
… 39;s principal investigator at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory … a lidar-carrying satellite called CALIPSO (short for the Cloud- … satellite and future missions in NASA's Earth System … weather patterns."
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CALIPSO Concludes: Lidar Satellite Mission’s 10 Billion Measurements Yielded Vital Atmospheric Insights
28 Sep 2023 18:27 GMT
… sunrise. Credit: NASA / Timothy Marvel
CALIPSO, a joint NASA-CNES lidar satellite … of scientific reports. CALIPSO was launched jointly by NASA and France’s … ,” said Chip Trepte, NASA’s project scientist for CALIPSO. “Then we intended …
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NASA’s CALIPSO mission stops blasting lasers at Earth after 17 years
28 Sep 2023 08:35 GMT
… and Space Administration (NASA) announced Tuesday.The CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar … It was launched jointly by NASA and France’s CNES … formation to match the CALIPSO lidar profile measurements with … Chip Trepte, NASA’s project scientist for CALIPSO, said in a …
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NASA's Cloud Observing Satellite Bids Farewell After 17 Years
27 Sep 2023 21:15 GMT
… has revealed.
CALIPSO, a joint mission by NASA and the French … on the CloudSat satellite. CALIPSO used laser light while … Chip Trepte, NASA’s project scientist for CALIPSO, said in a … Dave Winker, principal investigator for CALIPSO, said in a statement. “ …
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NASA Langley to install new time capsule, and aims to keep this one dry
14 Apr 2023 06:55 GMT
… cool,” said Nannette Atkins, NASA management analyst, about the time … top decoration while at NASA Langley Research Center in … a CALIPSO beer bottle. CALIPSO is the name of one of NASA’ … about Katherine Johnson, a retired NASA “human computer” who helped …
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China Flashed Mysterious Green Lasers Over Hawaii, NASA Says
22 Feb 2023 04:56 GMT
… 28, according to a NASA scientist. The comments apparently … from radar on the NASA satellite ICESat-2. But … Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) has been orbiting for … Atlantic phytoplankton bloom.
Early NASA experiments proved the value of …
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NASA provides laser for LISA mission
15 Sep 2021 14:22 GMT
… lasers.
In May, NASA specialists working with industry … the challenging LISA requirements, NASA has developed a system … scientist for LISA at NASA Headquarters in Washington, said … Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO), which has been operating …
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Earth News: Five ways NASA helps with shark conservation
18 Jul 2021 12:32 GMT
… focusing on shark conservation, NASA's Earth-observing … Administration, or NOAA.
NASA’s CALIPSO satellite uses lidar to … Satellite, or CALIPSO, a joint venture between NASA and the French … are rising. Courtesy of NASA.
4. NASA measures changes in sea …
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NASA study predicts less Saharan dust in future winds
20 Apr 2021 20:02 GMT
… catching plume made headlines, NASA scientists, using a combination … from data collected by NASA satellite missions, including Terra … Satellite Observation (CALIPSO), a joint mission between NASA and the … Spectroradiometers (MODIS) on NASA's Terra and …