Department for Business, Energy,and Industrial Strategy and predecessors: Along-Track...

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1990-2017

This series contains records relating to the operational and background papers for iterations of the Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (ASTR): ATSR-1, ATSR-2 and AATSR (Advanced ATSR). The ATSR instrument is a multi-channel imaging radiometer with the principal objective of providing data concerning global Sea Surface Temperature (SST). The AATSR instrument, launched 2002, added extra functionality such as measurements for aerosols, clouds, fires, gas flares, water content, biomass, and vegetal health and growth. These ATSRs were launched on European Space Agency satellites in 1991 (European Remote-Sensing Satellite-1), 1995 (European Remote-Sensing Satellite-2) and 2002 (Envisat Satellite).

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• Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 2016-2016
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2001-2001
• Department of Energy and Climate Change, 2008-2016
• Department of the Environment, 1970-1997
• Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 1997-2001

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In the UK, the ATSR instrument was initially funded by the Department of the Environment through the Science and Engineering Research Council. Later responsibility and funding moved to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Funding was also provided by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). International funding was also provided by the Australian Space Office (ASO) and later the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).

Responsibility for the Along-Track Scanning Radiometer originally sat with the Department of the Environment, in its Air, Climate and Toxic Substances, Global Atmosphere Division from 1991 to 1997. However, in 1998 the function was moved to the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and the responsibility fell under the Environment: Risks and Atmosphere, Global Atmosphere Division until 2000. In 2001, the function was transferred to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, where it was led by the Climate Energy and Environment Risks, Global Atmosphere Division until 2006 when the name was changed to Climate Change Group, International Climate Change: Air and Analysis Directorate. In 2009 the function was transferred to Department of Energy and Climate Change, where it was lead by the International Climate Change Division until 2015. Finally in 2016 the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy assumed responsibility and it was led by Science and Innovation for Climate and Energy (SICE) Division until 2018.