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Collection:
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Microwave Limb Sounder/El Niño Watch - February thru December, 1997
Title
Microwave Limb Sounder/El Niño Watch - February thru December, 1997
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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This series of six images shows the movement of atmospheric water vapor over the Pacific Ocean during the formation of the 1997 El Niño condition. Higher than normal ocean water temperatures increase the rate of evaporation and the resulting warm moist air rises into the atmosphere altering global weather patterns. Data obtained by the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), from late February 1997 to late December 1997, show the movement from the western Pacific to the eastern Pacific of high levels of water vapor (red) at 10 kilometers (6 miles) above the surface. Areas of unusually drier air (blue) appear over Indonesia. December 1997 data also show a rapid increase of water vapor off the coast of South America, the result of very high water temperatures in that region.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
This series of six images shows the movement of atmospheric water vapor over the Pacific Ocean during the formation of the 1997 El Niño condition. Higher than normal ocean water temperatures increase the rate of evaporation and the resulting warm moist air rises into the atmosphere altering global weather patterns. Data obtained by the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), from late February 1997 to late December 1997, show the movement from the western Pacific to the eastern Pacific of high levels of water vapor (red) at 10 kilometers (6 miles) above the surface. Areas of unusually drier air (blue) appear over Indonesia. December 1997 data also show a rapid increase of water vapor off the coast of South America, the result of very high water temperatures in that region.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Addition Date:
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1998-03-14
Addition_Date
1998-03-14
Addition Date
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Produced By:
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JPL
Produced_By
JPL
Produced By
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Mission:
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Microwave Limb Sounder
Mission
Microwave Limb Sounder
Mission
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Spacecraft:
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Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
Spacecraft
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
Spacecraft
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Target Name:
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Earth
Target_Name
Earth
Target Name
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Is a satellite of:
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Sol (our sun)
Is_a_satellite_of
Sol (our sun)
Is a satellite of
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Instrument:
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Microwave Limb Sounder
Instrument
Microwave Limb Sounder
Instrument
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Product Size:
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695 samples x 900 lines
Product_Size
695 samples x 900 lines
Product Size
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Primary Data Set:
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MICROWAVE_LIMB_SOUND ER_PAGE
Primary_Data_Set
MICROWAVE_LIMB_SOUND ER_PAGE
Primary Data Set
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Producer ID:
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P49503
Producer_ID
P49503
Producer ID
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Sun
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Sun
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Microwave Limb Sounder
facet_what
Microwave Limb Sounder
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
facet_what
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
facet_what
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facet_what:
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UARS
facet_what
UARS
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Pacific Ocean
facet_where
Pacific Ocean
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Indonesia
facet_where
Indonesia
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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December, 1997
facet_when
December, 1997
facet_when
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facet_when:
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December 1997
facet_when
December 1997
facet_when
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facet_when:
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February 1997
facet_when
February 1997
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1997
facet_when_year
1997
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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PIA01166
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA01166
UID
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA01166
UID
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