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National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Washington, D.C. 20546
AC 202 755-8370
For Release:
IMMEDIATEDick McCormackHeadquarters, Washington, D.C,
(Phone: 202/755-4321)
RELEASE NO: 79-165
33 INVESTIGATORS SELECTED FOR CLIMATE, ATMOSPHERIC STUDIES
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has
selected 33 scientific investigations for four satellite
missions during 1982 through 1985.
The investigations, 23 from the United States and 10
from six foreign nations, will be concerned with climate and
upper atmospheric research.
The 23 U.S. investigations have been selected from 11
universities, one private organization and two government
agencies. The foreign countries involved are: Canada, Japan,
France, United Kingdom, Federal Republic of Germany and Italy.
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Along with the 33 principal investigators/ more than
80 co-investigators are associated with the selected inves-
tigations. More than 80 responses were received by NASA
from the world's scientific community in reply *to an announce-
ment last January.
The 33 principal investigators will be organized into
three teams and will initially participate with NASA through
scientific studies and investigations in support of the
development of three experiment instruments.
Each country will be responsible for funding its own
investigations and its participation in support of instrument
development. Costs of the U.S. investigations are expected
to total about $55 million over the next five years, including
NASA-developed instruments.
The Earth Radiation Budget Experiment and the Stratos-
pheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II will investigate the
spatial and temporal variations of the radiation budget
and stratospheric aerosols respectively. The
Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II and Halogen
Occultation Experiments will each investigate ozone varia-
bility and the latter will focus on the effect of halogens
on ozone along with other upper atmospheric constituents
and physical processes.
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All three experiments will be flown on the Earth
Radiation Budget Satellite. The satellite will be carried
to a medium inclination orbit by the NASA Space Shuttle and
released as a free-flyer for its two-year scientific mission.
After instrument development, the investigators will plan
for orbital operations, data processing, investigating instru-
ment performance, verifying the adequacy of data products and
completion of individual initial scientific data use investi-
gations. Additional data use investigations may be sought
through a subsequent announcement of opportunity.
Identical Earth Radiation Budget Experiment instruments
will be flown on two near-polar orbiting, Sun-synchronous
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operational
meteorological satellites for two-year missions to complement
the data coverage of the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
mission. The Halogen Occultation Experiments will be flown
initially on a seven-day Spacelab 3 mission scheduled for
late 1982.
The science activities will be managed by the NASA Langley
Research Center, Hampton, Va., and the overall project, includ-
ing satellite development, will be managed by the NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
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INVESTIGATORS AND INVESTIGATIONS
Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
Dennis L. Hartman
University of Washington, Seattle
Radiation Budget Diurnal Cycle and Seasonal Variation
Charles H. Duncan
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
Radiation Budget Instrument Calibration
Robert D. Cess
State University of New York, Stony Brook
Models to Predict Radiation Budget Variations
V. Ramanathan
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colo.
Procedures for Determining Regional Radiation Budget
Edwin F. Harrison
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
Effects of Cloud Variability and Sampling on Radiation
Budget Measurements
Friedrich O. Huck
NASA Langley Research Center
Model of Radiation Budget Measurement Process and
Measurement Accuracy
William L. Smith
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Use of Radiation Budget Measurements in Weather Prediction
Model
Alvin J. Miller
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Meteorological Center, Washington, D.C.
Relationship Between Radiation Budget, Energy Cycle and
Development of Atmospheric Wave Models
Robert Curran
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Angular Spectral Dependence of Radiation Field in Presence
of Clouds
Frederick B. House
Drexel University, Philadelphia
Investigate Temporal and Spatial Variation of Regional Radiation
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G. Louis Smith
NASA Langley Research Center
Directional Models for Use in Establishing Top-of-
Atmosphere Flux
A. Berroir
Laboratorie de Meteorologie Dynamique, Paris
Correlation Between Radiation Budget and Planetary Waves
R. Kandel
Service d'Aeronomie, France
Radiation Budget in the Sahel Region Using ERBE and Meteosat
E. Raschke
University of Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany
Ground Level Radiation Budget Components and Mean Cloudiness
Garry E. Hunt
University College London, London, United Kingdom
Investigate Effects of Clouds, Water Vapor and Surface
Parameters on Radiation Flux Measurements
Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II
J. Lenoble
University of Sciences and Techniques of Lille, France
Data Retrieval Algorithms and Effect of Tropical Aerosols
on Radiative Balance
Theodore J. Pepin
University of .Wyoming, Laramie
Instrument Characterization and Data Product Validation
Gerald W. Grams
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
Development of Aerosol Optical Models
Philip B. Russell
SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif.
Investigation of Aerosol Data Retrieval and Effect of
Aerosols on Radiation Balance
David Rind
Columbia University, Palisades, N.Y.
Investigation of Aerosol Transport Mechanisms Using Three-
Dimensional Models
Derek M. Cunnold
Georgia Institute of Technology
Ozone Data Product Formats and Ozone Chemistry Models
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M. Hirono
Kyushu University, Japan
Validation of Data Products by Comparison with Auxiliary
Measurements
James D. Laver
National Meteorological Center
Investigations of Constituent Transport and Transient Phenomena
Giorgio Fiocco
Institute di Fisica dell'Atmosfera, Rome
Investigation of Aerosols on Stratospheric Photochemistry
and Radiation Balance
David G. Murcray
University of Denver
Investigation of Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide Data Retrieval
Halogen Occultation Experiment
John E. Harries
National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, United Kingdom
Correlative Measurements by Independent Unique Instruments
Walter G. Planet
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Environmental Satellite Service, Washington, D.C.
Instrument Development Support and Data Retrieval
A. F. Tuck
Meteorological Office, Bracknell, United Kingdom
Use Measurements to Establish Model Validation and Limitations
John E. Frederick
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Investigation of Theories for Predicting Ozone Amount
Ralph J. Cicerone
University of California, San Diego
Investigation of Measurements Versus Model Predictions
Jae H. Park
NASA Langley Research Center
Instrument Development and Investigation of Stratospheric
Transport Mechanisms
Wayne F. J. Evans
Atmospheric Environment Service, Downsview, Canada
Correlative Measurements to Verify Data Accuracy
S. Roland Drayson
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Instrument Development and Data Inversion and Accuracy
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