Our Missions

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 LidarA-Train2013_Web
  • 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

1980s

  • SAGE II: Stratospheric Aerosols and Gas Experiment IIabout_us-roles_missions
  • 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