NASA has selected The Stratosphere Troposphere Response using Infrared Vertically-resolved light Explorer (STRIVE) to move to the next phase of development. Two researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) contributed to the project. 

STRIVE  is one of two next-generation satellite missions selected that will help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to foresee environmental events and mitigate disasters. The mission is led by Lyatt Jaeglé at the University of Washington in Seattle. NSF NCAR researchers Helen Worden, Deputy Director of Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling and John Gille, Senior Scientist Emeritus are both co-investigators on the project. 

STRIVE will provide daily, near-global, high-resolution measurements of temperature, a variety of Earth’s atmospheric elements, and aerosol properties from the upper troposphere to the mesosphere – at a much higher spatial density than any previous mission. It also will measure vertical profiles of ozone and trace gasses needed to understand the recovery of the ozone layer. The data collected from STRIVE would support longer-range weather forecasts, an important tool in protecting coastal communities, where nearly half the world’s population lives. 

Read the full news release on NASA’s website. 
Learn more about STRIVE. 

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