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APARATO MEDICION AEROSOLES ESTRATOSFERICOS [1 record]

Record 1 2010-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

An instrument on Nimbus satellites for measuring the concentration and optical properties of aerosols in the stratosphere as a function of altitude.

CONT

The SAM II instrument, aboard the Earth-orbiting Nimbus-7 spacecraft, was designed to measure solar irradiance attenuated by aerosol particules in the Arctic and Antarctic stratosphere.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Instrument à bord de Nimbus qui mesure la concentration et les propriétés optiques des aérosols de la stratosphère en fonction de l'altitude.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
Key term(s)
  • mediciones de aerosoles estratosféricos
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