Directory of Aqua Resources

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Aqua carries six state-of-the-art instruments in a near-polar low-Earth orbit. The six instruments are the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU-A), the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS (AMSR-E), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES). Each has unique characteristics and capabilities, and all six serve together to form a powerful package for Earth observations.

Subcategories

• Cloud's and the Earth's Radiant Energy System
• Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

Resources in This Category

• AIRS - DAAC

  http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/AIRS/
  Offers data and images from the AIRS/AMSU/HSB suite of instruments which constitute an atmospheric sounding system of infrared, microwave and visible sensors.

• Earth Observatory Library: Aqua

  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Aqua/
  Offers an overview of the program, discussion of science results, and instrument details.

• NASA - Aqua

  http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/aqua/
  Includes mission news, fact sheets, press kits, and featured multimedia.

• Wikipedia - Aqua (satellite)

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_(satellite)
  Includes an overview of the program and summary of specifications.

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