Low-Cost Small Satellite Atmospheric Rotating Solar Occultation Imager, Year 1

Utilizing a unique, new occultation technique involving imaging, the ROI concept will meet or exceed the quality of SAGE measurements at a small fraction of the cost. The results of an Engineering Design Studio session already held here at NASA LaRC will be leveraged to construct a proof-of-concept prototype instrument for use as a demonstrator of the technique with successful ground testing.

The technology will be able to measure stratospheric ozone and aerosol levels, meeting or exceeding the quality of SAGE measurements at a small fraction of the cost.

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