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Un láser de ciencia ficción ayuda a estudiar la atmósfera terrestre
 
29 noviembre 2011

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The Canary Islands of La Palma and Tenerife played host to a novel experiment that could lead to a new way of measuring greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. The experiment involved shooting beams of shortwave infrared light, guided by green laser, from an observatory in La Palma to an observatory 144 km away in Tenerife.

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Optical ground station, Tenerife
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ESA runs an optical ground station in Tenerife for communications links with satellites. The facility is part of a larger astronomical installation Observatorio del Teide run by Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias.

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Transmitter station, La Palma
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The Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos on the island of La Palma housed the equipment to transmit the infrared signal and green guidance laser across the Atlantic Ocean to the receiving station in Tenerife. The experiment was carried out to test a new satellite mission concept for measuring concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane.

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Green laser
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A green laser was used to guide the invisible infrared beam from La Palma to Tenerife as part of an experiment to test a new satellite concept for measuring atmospheric greenhouse gases and turbulence.

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