DSCOVR Mission's EPIC Instrument -- Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

DSCOVR Mission's EPIC Instrument -- Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera

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EPIC instrument views the entire sunlit face of the Earth from sunrise to sunset in 10 narrowband channels, from ultraviolet to near infrared. These measurements can be used to determine ozone, aerosols, cloud heights, dust, volcanic ash.

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NASA / DSCOVR

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