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- [Source: APS GLORY home page, http://glory.gsfc.nasa.gov/overview-aps.html ]
AEROSOL Polarimetry SENSOR (APS)
Aerosols include, but are not limited to, smoke, dust, volcanic ash, sea spray, polar stratospheric clouds, and smog. APS Instrument Illustration Although cloud particles can be considered as a particular type of aerosol, it is conventional to put them in a separate category.
Liquid water clouds are defined as distinct optically thick particulate features composed of droplets. Cirrus clouds are defined as visible, or sub-visible particulate layers (either natural, or man-made, such as contrails), which reside in the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere and are composed of water ice crystals with sizes ranging from several micrometers to a millimeter.
Group: Instrument_Details
Entry_ID: APS GLORY
Group: Instrument_Identification
Instrument_Category: Earth Remote Sensing Instruments
Instrument_Class: Passive Remote Sensing
Instrument_Type: Photon/Optical Detectors
Short_Name: APS GLORY
Long_Name: AEROSOL Polarimetry SENSOR
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Group: Associated_Platforms
Short_Name: GLORY
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Online_Resource: http://glory.gsfc.nasa.gov/overview-aps.html
Sample_Image: http://glory.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/inst-aps.jpg
Creation_Date: 2009-01-21
Group: Instrument_Logistics
Instrument_Owner: USA/NASA
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