LPMA-IASI (Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer)

Is a modified version of the LPMA instrument (Limb Profile Monitor of the Atmosphere originally created to made Earth's limb measurements) used to observe the Earth's atmospheric emission at nadir, to determine the vertical profiles of various atmospheric gases such as H2O, CO2, CO, O3, N2O, & CH4 from high resolution atmospheric spectra. Their major goal is the preparation of the so called IASI mission, which is a satellite instrument dedicated primarily to operational meteorology, hence it is also known as IASI-balloon.

Balloon launched on: 6/13/2008 at 6:17
Launch site: Domingos Rego Aerodrome, Timón, Maranhao, Brazil  
Balloon launched by: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon model 150z Zodiac - 150.000 m3
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 6/13/2008 at 11:00
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): ~ 8h
Landing site: Near Caxias, Maranhao, Brazil
Campaign: SCOUT 2008  
Payload weight: 454 kgs

• Nacelles Pointees Division CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales)
• Balloon over Brazil checks out pollutants in atmosphere European Space Agency's website
• SCOUT-O3 large balloon experiment at European Ozone Research Coordinating Unit website