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TEMPO

Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of POllution

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The TEMPO mission is part of a constellation of instruments measuring air quality over the Northern Hemisphere. Its measurements from geostationary orbit of ozone, aerosols, and clouds will create a revolutionary dataset that provides understanding and improves prediction of air quality and physical affects on climate.

Type

Instrument

Launch

April 7, 2023

Target

Earth

Objective

Measure pollution of North America, from Mexico City to the Canadian oil sands, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific hourly and at high spatial resolution

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