Lattes – Equars Mission
Scientific Mission
Global monitoring of the atmosphere in the equatorial region, emphasizing dynamic processes, photochemical, and mechanisms of energy transport between low, middle and upper atmosphere and ionosphere.
Source: GOES-8 Satellite – INPE / CPTEC
Scientific Objectives
Understanding the coupling between atmospheric dynamic processes, electrical, photochemical and ionospheric, applying the data obtained in studies of space weather, atmospheric and climate studies.
Source: Tsuda, T., RASC, Kyoto University, Japan
Topics to be investigated: monitoring the equatorial atmosphere
Troposphere: water vapor and convective cloud
Stratosphere: Temperature Range
Mesosphere: Propagation of waves and temperature
Ionosphere: Generation and propagation of plasma bubbles