The Most Important Instrument You've Never Heard Of

The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder. This little-known tool affects our daily lives and helps us understand our weather and climate. Orbiting 512 miles over our head on a pair of sister satellites, ATMS helps improve weather forecasts and confirms that our climate is changing.

This video is a teaser for an interactive feature on the life-changing contributions of microwave sounders. The story is here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/90de52ccc6e04ba1b50b68e0d1057bf7

Music: Cellular Navigation by Jack Wade [PRS], via Universal Production Music

Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Jefferson Beck (KBRwyle): Lead Producer
Jenny Marder Fadoul (Telophase): Lead Writer
Cindy Starr (GST): Lead Visualizer

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