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Oil Slicks on Lake Maracaibo …

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Title	Oil Slicks on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela
Original Caption Released with Image	Several oil slicks occurred on Lake Maracaibo in northwestern Venezuela between December 2002 and January 2003, and were observed by various satellite instruments. These images from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) provide new information relating to one such event near the center of Lake Maracaibo on December 26, 2002. In unpolluted areas, the water surface is "ruffled" by wind and the resulting wave facets divert reflected rays into many directions. An oil film dampens the presence of small wind-driven "capillary" waves, resulting a smoother, more mirror-like surface. Also, oil is more strongly absorbing than the surrounding water. Therefore, at most viewing angles, a surface slick will appear darker than the surrounding unpolluted areas, whereas near the specular angle (the angle at which a perfect mirror reflects light) it will appear brighter. Simultaneous observation at multiple view angles therefore enhances the reliability of oil-slick detection using optical imaging. An example of how the optical contrast of an oil film on a water surface changes as a function of viewing angle is illustrated by these false-color MISR images, comprised of near-infrared, red and blue spectral data at three different angles, using the vertical-viewing camera (left), the 26°-forward-viewing camera (center) and the 46°-forward-viewing camera (right). A swirly area in the middle of the lake appears darker than the surrounding waters at both the nadir and 46° views, but brighter than the surrounding waters at the 26° view. Of the three images, only the 26° camera observes close to specular reflection angle. Lake Maracaibo is the largest lake in South America. The lake is somewhat saline, since it is connected to the Gulf of Venezuela by a narrow strait in the north. Venezuela is the largest oil producing nation in the Western Hemisphere, and the Lake Maracaibo basin includes the largest oil fields and almost a quarter of this nation's population. The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer observes the daylit Earth continuously from pole to pole, and every 9 days views the entire globe between 82 degrees north and 82 degrees south latitude. These data products were generated from a portion of the imagery acquired during Terra orbit 16081. The panels cover an area of 72 kilometers x 225 kilometers, and utilize data from blocks 81 to 83 within World Reference System-2 path 8. MISR was built and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, for NASA's Office of Earth Science, Washington, DC. The Terra satellite is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology.

Drought and Burn Scars in Southeastern Australia

Drought and Burn Scars in So …

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Multi-angle Imaging SpectroR …

Title	Drought and Burn Scars in Southeastern Australia
Original Caption Released with Image	More than 2 million acres were consumed by hundreds of fires between December 2002 and February 2003 in southeastern Australia's national parks, forests, foothills and city suburbs. These images were acquired on February 14, 2002 (left) and February 17, 2003 (right) by the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument onboard NASA's Terra satellite. The year 2002 was one of Australia's hottest and driest on record, and the acreage burnt during the summer 2002-2003 fire season in Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and southern New South Wales, is the largest since 1938-1939, when more than 3 million acres were scorched. The extent of the burnt area and the dry conditions as of February 2003 are indicated by these contrasting false-color views. Both image panels display data from the near-infrared, red and blue spectral bands of MISR's downward-viewing (nadir) camera, as red, green and blue, respectively. This display technique causes healthy vegetation to appear red and burnt areas to show as dark brown. The data displayed from the two dates were processed identically to preserve relative brightness variations. Vegetation changes related to the dry conditions (not related to the brown burn scars) are also indicated in the February 2003 panel, where many previously red areas exhibit instead the pale yellow-brown of the underlying soils and geology. Significant reduction in the surface area of several large and important water bodies are also apparent. The diminished extent of Lake Hume (along the left-hand edge) in the later date provides a good example. The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer observes the daylit Earth continuously and every 9 days views the entire globe between 82 degrees north and 82 degrees south latitude. These data products were generated from a portion of the imagery acquired during Terra orbits 14999 and 16858. The panels cover an area of about 208 kilometers x 286 kilometers, and utilize data from blocks 118 to 121 within World Reference System-2 path 91. MISR was built and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory,Pasadena, CA, for NASA's Office of Earth Science, Washington, DC. The Terra satellite is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center,Greenbelt, MD. JPL is a division of the California Institute ofTechnology.

Supertyphoon Pongsona

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Atmospheric Infrared Sounder …

Title	Supertyphoon Pongsona
Original Caption Released with Image	Earth's weather. Working in tandem, the three instruments can make simultaneous observations all the way down to the Earth's surface, even in the presence of heavy clouds. With more than 2,000 channels sensing different regions of the atmosphere, the system creates a global, 3-D map of atmospheric temperature and humidity and provides information on clouds, greenhouse gases, and many other atmospheric phenomena. The AIRS Infrared Sounder Experiment flies onboard NASA's Aqua spacecraft and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., under contract to NASA. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Three Different Views of Supertyphoon Pongsona, December 2002 Packing gusts of 296.1 kilometers per hour (184 miles per hour) and sustained winds of 241.4 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour), Supertyphoon Pongsona struck the U.S. Island of Guam on Sunday, December 8. The storm cut off electricity over the entire island along with telephone and water service, and President George W. Bush declared the U.S. territory a federal disaster area. Pongsona is the third typhoon to hit Guam since June, and the second cyclone of supertyphoon status to hit in five years. These images were made from data acquired by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounding System (AIRS) instrument suite aboard NASA's Aqua spacecraft just as the eye of the storm was about to pass over Guam. This image was made using visible/near-infrared data using the AIRS instrument. Its 2-kilometer (1.24-mile) resolution shows fine details of the cloud structure and can be used to help interpret the other images. It confirms that the eye was not cloud free at the time the data was acquired, and pinpoints towering thunderheads rising up in several areas of the spiral arms (see figure 1 for close-up). The image in figure 2 shows how the typhoon looks through an AIRS infrared "window" channel, which measures the temperature of the nearest impenetrable surface. Where the sky is clear, this window channel shows the surface of the Earth, otherwise it will show cloud tops. High cold clouds appear blue, while lower warmer clouds are green through orange. The Earth's surface, where it can be seen between the clouds, is warmest and appears red. Although the storm has a clearly defined eye, it is not cloud free and therefore shows up as yellow in this infrared image. The image in figure 3 shows how the typhoon looks through a microwave channel of the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), a component of the AIRS instrument suite. This channel, which is sensitive to humidity, clouds and rain, sees through much of the clouds and reveals some of the inner structure of the storm. Here the eye is more clearly defined than in the infrared image and appears to be very large - perhaps 80.5 kilometers (50 miles) across. Rain areas appear as blue patches, and a very intense rain cell can be seen right over Guam itself. This cell is in the leading eye wall and is probably associated with the highest wind speeds. It is likely that much of the damage in Guam was caused by this particular part of the storm. In the near future, when estimates of the three-dimensional distribution of the temperature, humidity and clouds in the atmosphere are also routinely derived from the AIRS sounding system, it will be possible to get a unique view of the interior of destructive storms like Pongsona. The new knowledge gained will eventually make for more accurate forecasts of such events. The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Experiment, with its visible, infrared, and microwave detectors, provides a three-dimensional look at

Supertyphoon Pongsona

PIA00367

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Atmospheric Infrared Sounder …

Title	Supertyphoon Pongsona
Original Caption Released with Image	Earth's weather. Working in tandem, the three instruments can make simultaneous observations all the way down to the Earth's surface, even in the presence of heavy clouds. With more than 2,000 channels sensing different regions of the atmosphere, the system creates a global, 3-D map of atmospheric temperature and humidity and provides information on clouds, greenhouse gases, and many other atmospheric phenomena. The AIRS Infrared Sounder Experiment flies onboard NASA's Aqua spacecraft and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., under contract to NASA. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Three Different Views of Supertyphoon Pongsona, December 2002 Packing gusts of 296.1 kilometers per hour (184 miles per hour) and sustained winds of 241.4 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour), Supertyphoon Pongsona struck the U.S. Island of Guam on Sunday, December 8. The storm cut off electricity over the entire island along with telephone and water service, and President George W. Bush declared the U.S. territory a federal disaster area. Pongsona is the third typhoon to hit Guam since June, and the second cyclone of supertyphoon status to hit in five years. These images were made from data acquired by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounding System (AIRS) instrument suite aboard NASA's Aqua spacecraft just as the eye of the storm was about to pass over Guam. This image was made using visible/near-infrared data using the AIRS instrument. Its 2-kilometer (1.24-mile) resolution shows fine details of the cloud structure and can be used to help interpret the other images. It confirms that the eye was not cloud free at the time the data was acquired, and pinpoints towering thunderheads rising up in several areas of the spiral arms (see figure 1 for close-up). The image in figure 2 shows how the typhoon looks through an AIRS infrared "window" channel, which measures the temperature of the nearest impenetrable surface. Where the sky is clear, this window channel shows the surface of the Earth, otherwise it will show cloud tops. High cold clouds appear blue, while lower warmer clouds are green through orange. The Earth's surface, where it can be seen between the clouds, is warmest and appears red. Although the storm has a clearly defined eye, it is not cloud free and therefore shows up as yellow in this infrared image. The image in figure 3 shows how the typhoon looks through a microwave channel of the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), a component of the AIRS instrument suite. This channel, which is sensitive to humidity, clouds and rain, sees through much of the clouds and reveals some of the inner structure of the storm. Here the eye is more clearly defined than in the infrared image and appears to be very large - perhaps 80.5 kilometers (50 miles) across. Rain areas appear as blue patches, and a very intense rain cell can be seen right over Guam itself. This cell is in the leading eye wall and is probably associated with the highest wind speeds. It is likely that much of the damage in Guam was caused by this particular part of the storm. In the near future, when estimates of the three-dimensional distribution of the temperature, humidity and clouds in the atmosphere are also routinely derived from the AIRS sounding system, it will be possible to get a unique view of the interior of destructive storms like Pongsona. The new knowledge gained will eventually make for more accurate forecasts of such events. The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Experiment, with its visible, infrared, and microwave detectors, provides a three-dimensional look at

Supertyphoon Pongsona

PIA00367

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Atmospheric Infrared Sounder …

Title	Supertyphoon Pongsona
Original Caption Released with Image	Earth's weather. Working in tandem, the three instruments can make simultaneous observations all the way down to the Earth's surface, even in the presence of heavy clouds. With more than 2,000 channels sensing different regions of the atmosphere, the system creates a global, 3-D map of atmospheric temperature and humidity and provides information on clouds, greenhouse gases, and many other atmospheric phenomena. The AIRS Infrared Sounder Experiment flies onboard NASA's Aqua spacecraft and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., under contract to NASA. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Three Different Views of Supertyphoon Pongsona, December 2002 Packing gusts of 296.1 kilometers per hour (184 miles per hour) and sustained winds of 241.4 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour), Supertyphoon Pongsona struck the U.S. Island of Guam on Sunday, December 8. The storm cut off electricity over the entire island along with telephone and water service, and President George W. Bush declared the U.S. territory a federal disaster area. Pongsona is the third typhoon to hit Guam since June, and the second cyclone of supertyphoon status to hit in five years. These images were made from data acquired by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounding System (AIRS) instrument suite aboard NASA's Aqua spacecraft just as the eye of the storm was about to pass over Guam. This image was made using visible/near-infrared data using the AIRS instrument. Its 2-kilometer (1.24-mile) resolution shows fine details of the cloud structure and can be used to help interpret the other images. It confirms that the eye was not cloud free at the time the data was acquired, and pinpoints towering thunderheads rising up in several areas of the spiral arms (see figure 1 for close-up). The image in figure 2 shows how the typhoon looks through an AIRS infrared "window" channel, which measures the temperature of the nearest impenetrable surface. Where the sky is clear, this window channel shows the surface of the Earth, otherwise it will show cloud tops. High cold clouds appear blue, while lower warmer clouds are green through orange. The Earth's surface, where it can be seen between the clouds, is warmest and appears red. Although the storm has a clearly defined eye, it is not cloud free and therefore shows up as yellow in this infrared image. The image in figure 3 shows how the typhoon looks through a microwave channel of the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), a component of the AIRS instrument suite. This channel, which is sensitive to humidity, clouds and rain, sees through much of the clouds and reveals some of the inner structure of the storm. Here the eye is more clearly defined than in the infrared image and appears to be very large - perhaps 80.5 kilometers (50 miles) across. Rain areas appear as blue patches, and a very intense rain cell can be seen right over Guam itself. This cell is in the leading eye wall and is probably associated with the highest wind speeds. It is likely that much of the damage in Guam was caused by this particular part of the storm. In the near future, when estimates of the three-dimensional distribution of the temperature, humidity and clouds in the atmosphere are also routinely derived from the AIRS sounding system, it will be possible to get a unique view of the interior of destructive storms like Pongsona. The new knowledge gained will eventually make for more accurate forecasts of such events. The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Experiment, with its visible, infrared, and microwave detectors, provides a three-dimensional look at

Supertyphoon Pongsona

PIA00367

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Atmospheric Infrared Sounder …

Title	Supertyphoon Pongsona
Original Caption Released with Image	Earth's weather. Working in tandem, the three instruments can make simultaneous observations all the way down to the Earth's surface, even in the presence of heavy clouds. With more than 2,000 channels sensing different regions of the atmosphere, the system creates a global, 3-D map of atmospheric temperature and humidity and provides information on clouds, greenhouse gases, and many other atmospheric phenomena. The AIRS Infrared Sounder Experiment flies onboard NASA's Aqua spacecraft and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., under contract to NASA. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Three Different Views of Supertyphoon Pongsona, December 2002 Packing gusts of 296.1 kilometers per hour (184 miles per hour) and sustained winds of 241.4 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour), Supertyphoon Pongsona struck the U.S. Island of Guam on Sunday, December 8. The storm cut off electricity over the entire island along with telephone and water service, and President George W. Bush declared the U.S. territory a federal disaster area. Pongsona is the third typhoon to hit Guam since June, and the second cyclone of supertyphoon status to hit in five years. These images were made from data acquired by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounding System (AIRS) instrument suite aboard NASA's Aqua spacecraft just as the eye of the storm was about to pass over Guam. This image was made using visible/near-infrared data using the AIRS instrument. Its 2-kilometer (1.24-mile) resolution shows fine details of the cloud structure and can be used to help interpret the other images. It confirms that the eye was not cloud free at the time the data was acquired, and pinpoints towering thunderheads rising up in several areas of the spiral arms (see figure 1 for close-up). The image in figure 2 shows how the typhoon looks through an AIRS infrared "window" channel, which measures the temperature of the nearest impenetrable surface. Where the sky is clear, this window channel shows the surface of the Earth, otherwise it will show cloud tops. High cold clouds appear blue, while lower warmer clouds are green through orange. The Earth's surface, where it can be seen between the clouds, is warmest and appears red. Although the storm has a clearly defined eye, it is not cloud free and therefore shows up as yellow in this infrared image. The image in figure 3 shows how the typhoon looks through a microwave channel of the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), a component of the AIRS instrument suite. This channel, which is sensitive to humidity, clouds and rain, sees through much of the clouds and reveals some of the inner structure of the storm. Here the eye is more clearly defined than in the infrared image and appears to be very large - perhaps 80.5 kilometers (50 miles) across. Rain areas appear as blue patches, and a very intense rain cell can be seen right over Guam itself. This cell is in the leading eye wall and is probably associated with the highest wind speeds. It is likely that much of the damage in Guam was caused by this particular part of the storm. In the near future, when estimates of the three-dimensional distribution of the temperature, humidity and clouds in the atmosphere are also routinely derived from the AIRS sounding system, it will be possible to get a unique view of the interior of destructive storms like Pongsona. The new knowledge gained will eventually make for more accurate forecasts of such events. The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Experiment, with its visible, infrared, and microwave detectors, provides a three-dimensional look at

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Computers in the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility monitor a solar array test on the SORCE satellite, beyond the screening. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA?s SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA?s Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

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Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Computers in the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility monitor a solar array test on the SORCE satellite, beyond the screening. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA?s SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA?s Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	11/04/2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC, workers unpack the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft. SORCE arrived at Kennedy Space Center Oct. 26 to begin final processing. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

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Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC, workers unpack the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft. SORCE arrived at Kennedy Space Center Oct. 26 to begin final processing. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	10/28/2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC, the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft is rotated from a vertical to horizontal position on a workstand. SORCE arrived at Kennedy Space Center Oct. 26 to begin final processing. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

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Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC, the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft is rotated from a vertical to horizontal position on a workstand. SORCE arrived at Kennedy Space Center Oct. 26 to begin final processing. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	10/28/2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Computers in the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility are set up to conduct a solar array test on the SORCE satellite, beyond the screening. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA?s SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA?s Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

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Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Computers in the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility are set up to conduct a solar array test on the SORCE satellite, beyond the screening. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA?s SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA?s Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	11/04/2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A truck containing the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft approaches the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC. The spacecraft will undergo final processing for launch. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

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Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A truck containing the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft approaches the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC. The spacecraft will undergo final processing for launch. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	10/26/2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility, workers adjust the SORCE satellite for a solar array test. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA?s SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA?s Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

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Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility, workers adjust the SORCE satellite for a solar array test. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA?s SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA?s Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	11/04/2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft sits in the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC after being removed from the transport container. SORCE arrived at Kennedy Space Center Oct. 26 to begin final processing. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

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Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft sits in the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC after being removed from the transport container. SORCE arrived at Kennedy Space Center Oct. 26 to begin final processing. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	10/28/2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility return to the SORCE satellite after solar array testing is complete. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA?s SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA?s Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

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Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility return to the SORCE satellite after solar array testing is complete. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA?s SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA?s Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	11/04/2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A truck containing the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft arrives at KSC. The spacecraft will undergo final processing for launch. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

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Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A truck containing the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft arrives at KSC. The spacecraft will undergo final processing for launch. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	10/26/2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC lift the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft to move it to a workstand. SORCE arrived at Kennedy Space Center Oct. 26 to begin final processing. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

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Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC lift the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft to move it to a workstand. SORCE arrived at Kennedy Space Center Oct. 26 to begin final processing. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	10/28/2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC help guide the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft onto a workstand. SORCE arrived at Kennedy Space Center Oct. 26 to begin final processing. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - …

Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC help guide the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft onto a workstand. SORCE arrived at Kennedy Space Center Oct. 26 to begin final processing. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	10/28/2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC look over the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft. SORCE arrived at Kennedy Space Center Oct. 26 to begin final processing. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - …

Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC look over the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft. SORCE arrived at Kennedy Space Center Oct. 26 to begin final processing. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	10/28/2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC, the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft rests in a horizontal position on a workstand after rotation and removal of its outer covering. SORCE arrived at Kennedy Space Center Oct. 26 to begin final processing. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - …

Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC, the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft rests in a horizontal position on a workstand after rotation and removal of its outer covering. SORCE arrived at Kennedy Space Center Oct. 26 to begin final processing. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	10/28/2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility, workers prepare the SORCE satellite for a solar array test. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - …

Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility, workers prepare the SORCE satellite for a solar array test. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	11/04/2002

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Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility, workers adjust the SORCE satellite for a solar array test. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA?s SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA?s Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	11/04/2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A container with the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft inside is moved into the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC. The spacecraft will undergo final processing in the MPPF for launch. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - …

Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A container with the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft inside is moved into the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC. The spacecraft will undergo final processing in the MPPF for launch. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	10/26/2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility, the SORCE satellite undergoes a solar array test. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA?s SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA?s Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - …

Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility, the SORCE satellite undergoes a solar array test. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA?s SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA?s Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	11/04/2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A container with the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft inside is offloaded at the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC. The spacecraft will undergo final processing for launch. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - …

Description	KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A container with the Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) spacecraft inside is offloaded at the Multi-Purpose Processing Facility at KSC. The spacecraft will undergo final processing for launch. SORCE is equipped with four instruments that will measure variations in solar radiation much more accurately than anything now in use and observe some of the spectral properties of solar radiation for the first time. With data from NASA's SORCE mission, researchers should be able to follow how the Sun affects our climate now and in the future. The SORCE project is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The instruments on the SORCE spacecraft are built by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). Launch of SORCE aboard a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for mid-December 2002. Launch site is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Release Date	10/26/2002

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