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GACM, Global Atmospheric Composition Mission
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... An infrared spectrometer will sample carbon monoxide through the atmosphere by day and in the mid-troposphere at night, while an advanced microwave spectrometer will sample gases and aerosols in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. The committee also recommends focused tech nology development for a second-phase mis sion featuring an active differential absorption lidar (DIAL)
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