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Poster: AIRS Mission
Published:
July 8, 2019
Poster: AIRS Mission
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The carbon cycle refers to the continuous movement of carbon, the most abundant element on the planet, through the oceans, land, atmosphere, fossil fuels and all life on Earth.
Global Carbon Cycle
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument sections
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument sections
Poster: AIRS Monitoring Earth's Atmosphere
Poster: AIRS Monitoring Earth's Atmosphere
Earth’s water continuously moves through the atmosphere, into and out of the oceans, over the land surface, and underground.
The Water Cycle
NASA Earth satellites currently operating (9/2013)
NASA Earth satellites currently operating (9/2013)
Locations of Trace Gas Absorption in the AIRS Infrared Radiance Spectrum
Locations of Trace Gas Absorption in the AIRS Infrared Radiance Spectrum
The Water Cycle
The Water Cycle
The annual flux of CO2 in GigaTons (Gt) or billions of tons between each of the Earth's reservoirs.
Carbon Cycle
This diagram of the fast carbon cycle shows the movement of carbon between land, atmosphere, and oceans. Yellow numbers are natural fluxes, and red are human contributions in gigatons of carbon per...
Fast Carbon Cycle
Precipitation is a vital component of how water moves through Earth’s water cycle, connecting the ocean, land, and atmosphere.
Water Cycle
Water Cycle
Water Cycle
News & Features
The figure shows the impact of the annual mean increase of CO2 on different ‘colors’ (wavenumbers) of infrared radiation emitted by the Earth’s atmosphere from theory (in red) and measured by the AIRS instrument (in blue)
Confirming a Critical Foundation of the Science of Global Warming
Infrared image of Hurricane Helene after landfall in Florida
NASA's AIRS Instrument Captures Hurricane Helene
AIRS image showing Hurricane Hilary off the coast of Mexico in brightness temperature at infrared wavelenghts
Hurricane Hilary Captured by NASA's AIRS
Cold California weather after polar vortex breakdown captured by AIRS
February Cold in California as Captured by AIRS
Atmospheric River Storms hitting the US West Coast shown with AIRS brightness temperature data
California Atmospheric River Storms Captured by NASA's AIRS
Surface air temperature maps with geopotential height contours overlaid over North America and the Arctic on December 13th and 22nd, 2022, showing the breaking polar vortex and extremely cold air plunging into the US.
AIRS Captures Extreme Cold Air Outbreak Sweeping Across North America
