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| | science@nasa - Aqua |
 | | In particular, the Aqua data will include information on water vapor and clouds in the atmosphere, precipitation from the atmosphere, soil wetness on the land, glacial ice on the land, sea ice in the oceans, snow cover on both land and sea ice, and surface waters throughout the world's oceans, bays, and lakes. |
 | | Aqua will also provide observations on vegetation cover on the land, phytoplankton and dissolved organic matter in the oceans, and the temperatures of the air, land, and water. |
 | | Aqua is one of a series of space based platforms that are central to NASA Earth Science, a long-term study of the scope, dynamics and implications of global change. |
| science.hq.nasa.gov /missions/satellite_17.htm (906 words) |
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