NASA's Glory Satellite Will Study the Climate Impact of Atmospheric Aerosols

via TreeHugger


Photo: NASA
Better Measuring for Better Understanding


NASA's latest device to study and understand our planet's atmosphere is scheduled to launch from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in texas on Feb. 23. The Glory satellite will study how the sun and tiny atmospheric particles (aerosols) are affecting the Earth's climate. "Glory is going to help scientists tackle one of the major uncertainties in climate change predictions identified by the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change: the influence of aerosols on the energy balance of our planet," said Michael Freilich, director of NASA's Earth Science Division in the Science Mission Directorate at the agency's headquarters in Washington.