Chapter 03: Excuse me while I kiss the sky

Summary This 10-minute, 46-second video shows how our atmosphere consists of several layers and each plays a different role in our climate. The bottom two layers are the troposphere and the stratosphere, and in between these two is a region of colder air known as the Tropopause. It is critical to understand the Tropopause, its composition and interaction with gases, aerosols, and humidity that affect the stratosphere's climate, which ultimately affects the climate in the troposphere. NASA launched a mission called Airborne Tropical TRopopause Experiment (ATTREX) to find answers to these questions. Operated by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, the remotely piloted Global Hawk research aircraft took off from its base at Edwards, CA, to track the transport of water vapor into the upper atmosphere and help researchers understand how greenhouse gases affect Earth's climate.

S1.E3 ∙ Chapter 03: Excuse me while I kiss the sky

Directed : Unknown

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Stars : Dave Jordan Paul Newman Tom Miller David Fratello

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jul 2, 2020

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : NASA website for the project and preview

Language : English

Production companies : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Summary This 10-minute, 46-second video shows how our atmosphere consists of several layers and each plays a different role in our climate. The bottom two layers are the troposphere and the stratosphere, and in between these two is a region of colder air known as the Tropopause. It is critical to understand the Tropopause, its composition and interaction with gases, aerosols, and humidity that affect the stratosphere's climate, which ultimately affects the climate in the troposphere. NASA launched a mission called Airborne Tropical TRopopause Experiment (ATTREX) to find answers to these questions. Operated by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, the remotely piloted Global Hawk research aircraft took off from its base at Edwards, CA, to track the transport of water vapor into the upper atmosphere and help researchers understand how greenhouse gases affect Earth's climate.

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jul 2, 2020

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : NASA website for the project and preview

Language : English

Production companies : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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