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Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009298

A satellite-based experiment designed to measure the concentration and distribution of aerosols in the stratosphere. It uses the solar occultation technique, observing the sun through the Earth's limb to determine atmospheric extinction. The SAM II instrument, for instance, operated on the Nimbus-7 satellite from 1978 to 1993.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-009298
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
AbbreviationSAM
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009298",
  "term": "Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A satellite-based experiment designed to measure the concentration and distribution of aerosols in the stratosphere. It uses the solar occultation technique, observing the sun through the Earth's limb to determine atmospheric extinction. The SAM II instrument, for instance, operated on the Nimbus-7 satellite from 1978 to 1993.",
  "abbreviation": "SAM",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/stratospheric-aerosol-measurement/"
}

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