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A historical timeline of select projects that Remote Sensing Branch members (past and present) have participated in.

2010s

ASCENDS: Active Sensing of CO2 Emission over Nights, Days, and Seasons
DAWN-Air: Doppler Aerosol Wind Lidar
GRIP: Genesis and Rapid Intensification Mission

2000s

ALHAT: Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology
CALIPSO: Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation
CLARREO: Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory
LRRP: Laser Risk Reduction Program
SAGE III: Stratospheric Aerosols and Gas Experiment III

1990s

Wake Vortex Lidar Project (part of the Terminal Area Productivity program).
CERES: Clouds and Earth’s Radiant Energy System
Cr:LiSAF laser
SPARCLE : Space Readiness Coherent Lidar Experiment
LASE: Lidar Atmospheric Sensing Experiment
LITE: Laser In-Space Technology Experiment

1980s

SAGE II: Stratospheric Aerosols and Gas Experiment II
HALOE: Halogen Occultation Experiment
LHS: Laser Heterodyne Spectrometer
ERBE: Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
SAM II: Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement

1970s

SAGE: Stratospheric Aerosols and Gas Experiment
MOCS: MultiChannel Ocean Color Scanner
MAPS: Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites (various generations from 1970s to 1990s)
LIMS: Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere
LACATE: Lower Atmosphere Composition and Temperature Experiment

1960s

X-15: Hypersonic Research Program