Addendum – NASA Daily News Summary – Media Advisory m99-255a

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For Release: Dec. 10, 1999

Media Advisory m99-255a

Summary:
NASA NEW MILLENNIUM PROGRAM SELECTS ADVANCED EARTH OBSERVING

CONCEPT 
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NASA NEW MILLENNIUM PROGRAM SELECTS ADVANCED EARTH OBSERVING

CONCEPT 
NASA will flight-test an instrument using new technologies to

measure elements of Earth’s atmosphere and to support space

research aimed at reducing risks from severe weather.  This

measurement concept, known as the Geostationary Imaging Fourier

Transform Spectrometer, has been selected as the next Earth-

observing mission under NASA’s New Millennium Program.  The

mission, known as “Earth Observing 3,” will test advanced

technologies for measuring temperature, water vapor, wind and

chemical composition with high resolution, in space and over time.

Such sophisticated measurements have the potential for

revolutionary improvements in weather observation and prediction,

by providing unique observations of the spectral properties of

clouds and the transport of pollutants in the atmosphere.
For more information see:  http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov
Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  David E. Steitz

(Phone 202/358-1730).
For full text, see:

ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/1999/99-144.txt 
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