Posted by
BLOGASSAULT on Monday, January 26, 2009 7:20:08 PM
The
Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency and ESCAP, the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (the UN can't even get an acronym correct), launched a satellite that will send down information every three days on the state of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Using a high precision sensor, “IBUKI” can measure from outer space the concentration of greenhouse gases throughout almost the entire surface of the earth, including large regions where data was never collected before. The obtained data will be used to determine the emission, transportation and absorption of these gases with a view to eventually contributing to controlling global warming.
Covering every region in the world, the satellite will play a fundamental role in monitoring an increase or decrease of greenhouse gases. After the operations start, the data will be obtained every three days from the observation points and distributed to scientists free of charge.
Whether it is measuring every greenhouse gas or just a select few, the statement does not stay, but I am sure lots of misleading data will be used from this satellite to bolster their arguements for global warming. Actually it could be a good thing, but since the UN is involved, it will be used for exploiting their goals.