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TIMED

(Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics)
(space probe observing Earth upper atmosphere for solar effects)

TIMED (for Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics) is a satellite to study the effect of Solar electromagnetic-radiation and solar wind on the Earth's upper atmosphere. It was launched in 2001 and has remained in operation, collecting two 11-year solar cycle's worth of data so far. Instruments:


(spacecraft,Earth,atmosphere,Sun,NASA)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIMED
http://www.timed.jhuapl.edu/
https://mobile.arc.nasa.gov/public/iexplore/missions/pages/76.htm
https://secwww.jhuapl.edu/techdigest/content/techdigest/pdf/V24-N02/24-02-Yee1.pdf
https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/timed
https://lasp.colorado.edu/see/
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2001-055B

Referenced by pages:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
solar physics

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