Welcome to our web site. SMART-COMMIT is a suite of instruments that take measurements (both in-situ and by remote sensing) to characterize, as completely as possible, the atmosphere at a given location. As shown in the photos on the left, SMART and COMMIT are mobile. This allows us to send them to locations that exhibit interesting atmospheric phenomena and to participate in coordinated measurement campaigns.

SMART-COMMIT's mission is designed to pursue the following goals:

• Earth Observing System (EOS) validation
  By relating ground-based observations of the atmosphere with those made by satellites when they fly over SMART-COMMIT's location, we are able to form a more thorough understanding of what both sets of measurements are telling us about the composition of the atmosphere and the physical processes that take place in it.
• Innovative investigations
  SMART-COMMIT's wide range of instruments allows us to develop new approaches and techniques to explore the Earth-atmosphere system.
• Long-term atmospheric monitoring
  Between deployments elsewhere, SMART-COMMIT is based at Goddard Space Flight Center. While at home, it provides a unique set of well-calibrated measurements for use in developing a more comprehensive picture of our local environment.