FORUM Far-Infrared Mission (ESA)
ESA's FORUM will measure Earth's outgoing far-infrared radiation, never measured from space before, filling a missing piece of the climate jigsaw (ESA).
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Explain Like I'm 10
- Earth gives off heat into space as invisible A kind of light our eyes can't see that we feel as heat. Special cameras use it to see warm objects and gases. Glossary light.
- Part of that light, called far-infrared, has never been measured from space.
- FORUM will measure it, helping scientists understand how Earth keeps its heat balance.
The Five W's of FORUM
What
A satellite carrying a Fourier transform spectrometer to measure Earth's outgoing radiation in the far-infrared.
Source: ESA, FORUM
Where
In The curved path an object takes as it travels around a planet, moon or star, like a satellite circling Earth. Glossary around Earth, launching from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Source: ESA, FORUM
Why
FORUM data will give unique insight into Earth's radiation budget and how it is controlled.
Source: ESA, FORUM
Impact Statement
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FORUM will measure a part of Earth's outgoing radiation that has never been measured from space before (ESA).
Source: ESA, FORUM
For Further Information: ESA, FORUM
ESA calls the far-infrared a missing piece of the climate jigsaw that FORUM will fill in (ESA).
How This Saves People & the Planet
For People
Better knowledge of Earth's radiation budget helps improve the climate understanding people rely on to plan ahead (ESA).
Source: ESA, FORUM
For Nature
FORUM looks at how Earth sheds heat to space, a basic control on the climate all A community of living things and the place they live, like a reef or a forest, all depending on each other. Glossary live in (ESA).
Source: ESA, FORUM
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