It is in a Lissajous orbit at the Sun-Earth Lagrangian point, from Earth, to monitor variable solar wind condition, provide early warning of approaching coronal mass ejections and observe phenomena on Earth including changes in ozone, aerosols, dust and volcanic ash, cloud height, vegetation cover and climate.
22.
Instead of just a video camera for taking pictures of the Earth, the Scripps mission includes a multi-spectral imager that sees a variety of wavelengths of light, from ultraviolet to near infrared, to measure ozone, cloud height, the amounts of aerosols and particulates suspended in the air, and other parameters.
23.
In addition to continuously monitoring Earth in one view and the amount of energy it gets from the sun and reflects into space, Triana would also have instruments to measure ozone, cloud height and the amounts of aerosols suspended in the air, from a vantage point one million miles away.
24.
For instance, he has helped look at the decadal trends in tropopause height, which could be a useful tool for determining the human " fingerprint " on climate ., the current version of the GISS model is Model E . This version has seen improvements in many areas, including upper-level winds, cloud height, and precipitation.
