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MOPITT-A
Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere-Aircraft

The MOPITT-A is an aircraft replica of the MOPITT, built for the ER-2. The MOPITT, or Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere, is a carbon monoxide and methane remote sounder launched in 1999 with the Terra spacecraft.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Spectrometer/Radiometer
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon Monoxide
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Methane
Column Integrated, Troposphere
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65 THz, 130 THz
https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/3756/0000/MOPITT-airborne-validation-instrument-MOPPITT-A/10.1117/12.366405.short?SSO=1External Link

  • James Drummond

  • James Drummond

  • University of Toronto

  • NASA EOS

  • Overview PublicationExternal Link

    • data center outside NASA

Instrument Operation

SAFARI 2000

Southern African Regional Science Initiative

1999—2001
Southern Africa
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4 Deployments
· 117 Data Products

Data Products