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ERBS [2 records]

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Record 1 2002-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Orbital Stations
OBS

The ERBS satellite, was deployed from the Space Shuttle Challenger in October 1984 by NASA Astronaut Sally Ride and later launched by the Shuttle "Challenger" crew into a 57 degree inclination precessing orbit with a period of approximately 72 days. In addition to the ERBE scanning and nonscanning instruments, the satellite also carried the Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment (SAGE II).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Stations orbitales
Key term(s)
  • Satellite d’étude du bilan radiatif de la Terre
  • Satellite de mesure du bilan radiatif de la Terre

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
  • Estaciones orbitales
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Record 2 2002-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Climate Change
OBS

The Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) is designed around three Earth-orbiting satellites: the NASA Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS), and two NOAA satellites. The data from these satellites is being used to study the energy exchanged between the Sun, the Earth and space. ... ERBE has helped scientists world-wide better understand how clouds and aerosols, as well as some chemical compounds in the atmosphere (so-called "greenhouse" gases), affect the Earth's daily and long-term weather (the Earth's "climate") [and the ERBE data] has helped scientists better understand something as simple as how the amount of energy emitted by the Earth varies from day to night.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Changements climatiques
OBS

ERBE était un système d’observation de la Terre satelliporté mis au point et exploité par la National Aeronautics & Space Administration(NASA) des É.-U. Il fournissait des mesures étalonnées du bilan radiatif de la Terre recueillies au moyen de radiomètres à large bande à bord de trois satellites, NOAA 9 et 10 dont les orbites couvrent la totalité de la planète et le satellite d’étude du bilan radiatif de la Terre(ERBS) dont l'orbite couvre les régions du globe d’une latitude inférieure à 60°. Cette configuration permet des observations à différentes heures locales pour tenir compte de la variation diurne du bilan radiatif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de sistemas
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
  • Cambio climático
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