Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment
Revealing new aspects of the Arctic and Antarctic by measuring the full spectrum of polar radiant energy.
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Antarctic Observations Get An Upgrade With SHIRE
Published on 15 Oct 2025 | Hamish Prince In collaboration with PREFIRE, the Southern Hemisphere polar Infrared Radiation Experiment (SHIRE) has begun an intensive observation campaign at Scott Base (78°S, 166°E) in…
PREFIRE Data Products Released!
27 June 2025 | Erin Hokanson Wagner The PREFIRE Mission is excited to announce that all PREFIRE data products are available to the public via the Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) Distributed…
PREFIRE First Light Announcement!
03 Sep 2024 | Tim Michaels NASA has publicly released the first look at PREFIRE mission data, also known as the first light announcement! The PREFIRE science team worked with NASA’s Scientific…
2024 PREFIRE Science Team Meeting
15 Aug 2024 | Erin Hokanson Wagner The 2024 PREFIRE Science Team Meeting was held at the University of Colorado on August 8th and 9th. The PREFIRE team, led by Tristan L’Ecuyer…
Second PREFIRE Satellite Launched!
05 Jun 2024 | Tim Michaels Rocket Lab successfully launched the second of two PREFIRE satellites from Mahia, New Zealand at 3:15 pm NZST (3:15 am UTC)! Webcast of the launch This…