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- Polarization and Anisotropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Sciences coupled with Observations from a Lidar (PARASOL) is the second microsatellite in the Myriade series developed by CNES. It is carrying a wide-field imaging radiometer/polarimeter called POLDER (Polarization and Directionality of the Earth's Reflectances), designed in partnership with the LOA atmospheric optics laboratory in Lille (CNRS-USTL). POLDER is designed to improve our knowledge of the radiative and microphysical properties of clouds and aerosols by measuring the directionality and polarization of light reflected by the Earth-atmosphere system.
[Summary provided by CNES.]
Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: PARASOL Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: EOS (Earth Observing System) Short_Name: PARASOL End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: POLDER End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 705 km Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-05-21 Online_Resource: http://missions-scientifiques.cnes.fr/PARASOL/Fr/ Sample_Image: http://smsc.cnes.fr/IcPARASOL/satellite.gif Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2004-12-18 Launch_Site: Kourou, French Guiana Design_Life: 1 Year Primary_Sponsor: CNES End_Group End_Group
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