Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy experiment

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The Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy (ATMOS) experiment was a spaceborne instrument designed to measure and analyze trace gases in Earth’s atmosphere to study its composition, chemistry, and long-term changes.

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instanceOf Earth observation payload ⓘ
remote sensing experiment ⓘ
spaceborne atmospheric spectroscopy instrument ⓘ
contributesTo assessment of compliance with environmental protocols ⓘ
long-term atmospheric composition records ⓘ
understanding of stratospheric ozone chemistry ⓘ
dataType high spectral resolution infrared spectra ⓘ
vertical profiles of atmospheric constituents ⓘ
dataUsedBy atmospheric chemists ⓘ
climate scientists ⓘ
environmental policy analysts ⓘ
field Earth system science ⓘ
atmospheric science ⓘ
remote sensing ⓘ
fullName Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy ⓘ
hasAcronym ATMOS ⓘ
hostedOn Space Shuttle ⓘ
measurementTechnique infrared solar occultation spectroscopy ⓘ
measures carbon dioxide ⓘ
carbon monoxide ⓘ
chlorofluorocarbons ⓘ
hydrochloric acid ⓘ
hydrogen fluoride ⓘ
methane ⓘ
nitric acid ⓘ
nitrous oxide ⓘ
other halogen species ⓘ
ozone ⓘ
trace gases ⓘ
water vapor ⓘ
observes Earth’s limb ⓘ
Earth’s stratosphere ⓘ
Earth’s upper troposphere ⓘ
operatedBy NASA ⓘ
primaryObjective measure trace gases in Earth’s atmosphere ⓘ
sensingMethod passive remote sensing ⓘ
spectralRegion infrared ⓘ
studies atmospheric chemistry ⓘ
atmospheric composition ⓘ
long-term changes in the atmosphere ⓘ
targetBody Earth ⓘ
usedFor monitoring ozone layer depletion ⓘ
studying anthropogenic impacts on the atmosphere ⓘ
supporting climate change research ⓘ
validating atmospheric chemistry models ⓘ

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STS-45 → payload → Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy experiment ⓘ
Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science 3 → hasInstrument → Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy experiment ⓘ
ATLAS-1 → hasExperiment → Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy experiment ⓘ
Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy experiment → fullName → Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy ⓘ
linked to: Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy experiment
STS-66 → carriedInstrument → MAHRSI (Middle Atmosphere High Resolution Spectrograph Investigation) ⓘ
linked to: Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy experiment
ATLAS-2 → carriedInstrument → Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy experiment ⓘ