SHADOZ is a NASA project to augment and archive
balloon-borne ozonesonde launches and to archive
data from tropical and remote operational sites. The
project was initiated in 1998 by NASA's Goddard Space
Flight Center, the NOAA/Global Monitoring Division,
and international co-investigators. There are currently
fourteen stations launching ozonesondes in the
SHADOZ network. The collective data set provides the
first climatology of tropical ozone in the equatorial
region, enhances validation studies aimed at improving satellite remote sensing techniques for tropical ozone
estimations, and serves as an educational tool to students, especially in participating countries.
Organizations
Launch Date
November 1998
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Key Staffs
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
SHADOZ is a NASA project to augment and archive
balloon-borne ozonesonde launches and to archive
data from tropical and remote operational sites. The
project was initiated in 1998 by NASA's Goddard Space
Flight Center, the NOAA/Global Monitoring Division,
and international co-investigators. There are currently
fourteen stations launching ozonesondes in the
SHADOZ network. The collective data set provides the
first climatology of tropical ozone in the equatorial
region, enhances validation studies aimed at improving satellite remote sensing techniques for tropical ozone
estimations, and serves as an educational tool to students, especially in participating countries.
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