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Aura  

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  • NASA's Aura is a mission to understand and protect the air we breathe. With the launch of Aura NASA has begun to make the most comprehensive measurements of the Earth's atmosphere. It also caps off a 15-year international effort to establish the world's most comprehensive Earth Observing System, whose overarching goal is to determine the extent, causes, and regional consequences of global change. Aura's objective is to study the chemistry and dynamics of the Earth's atmosphere with emphasis on the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (0-30km) by employing multiple instruments on a single satellite. The satellite's measurements enable scientists to investigate questions about ozone trends, air quality changes and their linkages to climate change. These observations provide accurate data for predictive models and provide useful information for local and national government agencies. Website: https://aura.gsfc.nasa.gov/ [Summary provided by NASA] Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: AURA Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: EOS (Earth Observing System) Short_Name: AURA Long_Name: Aura End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: EOS Chemistry-1 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: TES Short_Name: OMI Short_Name: MLS Short_Name: HIRDLS End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 705 km Orbit_Inclination: 98.2 Degrees Equator_Crossing: 1:45 p.m. Period: 100 Minutes Repeat_Cycle: 16 Days Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-04-17 Online_Resource: https://aura.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2004-07-15 Launch_Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA Design_Life: Nominal mission lifetime of 5 years, with a goal of 6 years of operation. Primary_Sponsor: USA/NASA Primary_Sponsor: Joint with United States of America, Netherlands, Finland, and UK End_Group End_Group (en)

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  • 2014-05-21 13:18:25.0 [128.183.164.42] Updated to be consistent with other EOS platform names. update AltLabel (Earth Observing System (EOS), Aura);
  • 2014-05-21 13:54:51.0 [128.183.164.42] update AltLabel (Earth Observing System, Aura);
  • 2016-06-09 10:30:31.0 [epneff] added altLabel insert AltLabel (id: null text: Aura language code: en);
  • 2016-09-13 17:43:51.0 [saritz] update AltLabel (AURA); update PrefLabel (Aura);
  • 2016-10-13 16:39:46.0 [saritz] update AltLabel (Aura); update PrefLabel (AURA);
  • 2018-02-22 17:54:54.0 [sritz] update Definition (NASA's Aura is a mission to understand and protect the air we breathe. With the launch of Aura NASA has begun to make the most comprehensive measurements of the Earth's atmosphere. It also caps off a 15-year international effort to establish the world's most comprehensive Earth Observing System, whose overarching goal is to determine the extent, causes, and regional consequences of global change. Aura's objective is to study the chemistry and dynamics of the Earth's atmosphere with emphasis on the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (0-30km) by employing multiple instruments on a single satellite. The satellite's measurements enable scientists to investigate questions about ozone trends, air quality changes and their linkages to climate change. These observations provide accurate data for predictive models and provide useful information for local and national government agencies. Website: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/aura/main/index.html [Summary provided by NASA] Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: AURA Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: EOS (Earth Observing System) Short_Name: AURA Long_Name: Aura End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: EOS Chemistry-1 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: TES Short_Name: OMI Short_Name: MLS Short_Name: HIRDLS End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 705 km Orbit_Inclination: 98.2 Degrees Equator_Crossing: 1:45 p.m. Period: 100 Minutes Repeat_Cycle: 16 Days Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-04-17 Online_Resource: https://aura.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Online_Resource: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/aura/main/index.html Online_Resource: http://science.nasa.gov/missions/aura/ Online_Resource: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/Aura/ Online_Resource: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/aura/spacecraft/index.html Sample_Image: http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/default/images/aura.gif Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2004-07-15 Launch_Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA Design_Life: Nominal mission lifetime of 5 years, with a goal of 6 years of operation. Primary_Sponsor: USA/NASA Primary_Sponsor: Joint with United States of America, Netherlands, Finland, and UK End_Group End_Group); update Resource (image); update Resource (https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/default/images/aura.gif);
  • 2018-02-22 17:58:11.0 [sritz] update Definition (NASA's Aura is a mission to understand and protect the air we breathe. With the launch of Aura NASA has begun to make the most comprehensive measurements of the Earth's atmosphere. It also caps off a 15-year international effort to establish the world's most comprehensive Earth Observing System, whose overarching goal is to determine the extent, causes, and regional consequences of global change. Aura's objective is to study the chemistry and dynamics of the Earth's atmosphere with emphasis on the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (0-30km) by employing multiple instruments on a single satellite. The satellite's measurements enable scientists to investigate questions about ozone trends, air quality changes and their linkages to climate change. These observations provide accurate data for predictive models and provide useful information for local and national government agencies. Website: https://aura.gsfc.nasa.gov/ [Summary provided by NASA] Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: AURA Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: EOS (Earth Observing System) Short_Name: AURA Long_Name: Aura End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: EOS Chemistry-1 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: TES Short_Name: OMI Short_Name: MLS Short_Name: HIRDLS End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 705 km Orbit_Inclination: 98.2 Degrees Equator_Crossing: 1:45 p.m. Period: 100 Minutes Repeat_Cycle: 16 Days Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-04-17 Online_Resource: https://aura.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Sample_Image: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/default/images/aura.gif Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2004-07-15 Launch_Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA Design_Life: Nominal mission lifetime of 5 years, with a goal of 6 years of operation. Primary_Sponsor: USA/NASA Primary_Sponsor: Joint with United States of America, Netherlands, Finland, and UK End_Group End_Group);
  • 2018-04-05 15:52:59.0 [sritz] update PrefLabel (Aura);
  • 2018-04-05 15:53:27.0 [sritz] delete AltLabel (null); insert AltLabel (id: null category: outdated text: AURA language code: en);
  • 2020-10-05 13:46:14.0 [sritz] delete Resource (null);
  • 2020-10-05 13:46:47.0 [sritz] update Definition (NASA's Aura is a mission to understand and protect the air we breathe. With the launch of Aura NASA has begun to make the most comprehensive measurements of the Earth's atmosphere. It also caps off a 15-year international effort to establish the world's most comprehensive Earth Observing System, whose overarching goal is to determine the extent, causes, and regional consequences of global change. Aura's objective is to study the chemistry and dynamics of the Earth's atmosphere with emphasis on the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (0-30km) by employing multiple instruments on a single satellite. The satellite's measurements enable scientists to investigate questions about ozone trends, air quality changes and their linkages to climate change. These observations provide accurate data for predictive models and provide useful information for local and national government agencies. Website: https://aura.gsfc.nasa.gov/ [Summary provided by NASA] Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: AURA Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: EOS (Earth Observing System) Short_Name: AURA Long_Name: Aura End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: EOS Chemistry-1 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: TES Short_Name: OMI Short_Name: MLS Short_Name: HIRDLS End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 705 km Orbit_Inclination: 98.2 Degrees Equator_Crossing: 1:45 p.m. Period: 100 Minutes Repeat_Cycle: 16 Days Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-04-17 Online_Resource: https://aura.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2004-07-15 Launch_Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA Design_Life: Nominal mission lifetime of 5 years, with a goal of 6 years of operation. Primary_Sponsor: USA/NASA Primary_Sponsor: Joint with United States of America, Netherlands, Finland, and UK End_Group End_Group); update Definition (https://aura.gsfc.nasa.gov/);

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