The Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment, SAGE, is a series of instruments designed by NASA to observe stratospheric ozone, aerosols, and water vapor from space. In the mid-1980s, scientists realized there was a problem with Earth’s protective coat of ozone...it was thinning. The SAGE family of instruments was pivotal in making accurate measurements of the amount of ozone loss in Earth’s atmosphere and helped leaders around the world institute an international treaty banning products containing harmful chemicals that destroy stratospheric ozone. SAGE is a key part of NASA’s mission to provide crucial, long-term measurements that will help humans better understand and care for Earth’s atmosphere.
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has selected proposals for the solicited SAGE III on ISS Science Team program. The individuals selected for this team, from a variety of diverse institutions, will conduct studies using the data from the SAGE III instrument to help better understand the composition of Earth’s atmosphere and how it’s evolving. These ten […]
