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This visualization shows variations in the three dimensional distribution of water vapor in the atmosphere during the summer and fall of 2005. Water vapor at higher altitudes appears brighter.
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Water Vapor Transport, June through November 2005
Water Vapor Transport, June through November 2005
Andrew Gettelman of the National Center of Atmospheric Research in Boulder Colorado knows our ability to effectively predict Earth's future climate depends on how accurate our climate models are to...
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Recipe for a Better Climate Model - An interview with Andrew Gettelman
Recipe for a Better Climate Model - An interview with Andrew Gettelman
Time series 2003-2019 shows a persistent source of CO in the Central African regions during late summer with reduced persistence in the South American regions in the later years. 
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Globes shows time series of carbon monoxide transport.
Carbon monoxide time series mosaic animation, 2003-2019
In this animation, NASA instruments show the seasonal cycle of vegetation and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. 
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Watching Earth Breathe: The Seasonal Vegetation Cycle and Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide [Narrated Version]
Watching Earth Breathe: The Seasonal Vegetation Cycle and Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide [Narrated Version]
This visualization shows 3D volumetric water vapor data from the Aqua/Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument.
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Water Vapor In Storm Front Near Southern California, January 2003
Water Vapor In Storm Front Near Southern California, January 2003
An animated map and time series of mid-tropospheric carbon monoxide over 2002-2022 as observed by AIRS.
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An animated map and time series of mid-tropospheric carbon monoxide over 2002-2022 as observed by AIRS.
AIRS Global Carbon Monoxide over 20 Years (2002-2022)
Beginning August 26, 2009, and continuing into September 2009, a large wildfire in the Angeles National Forest north of Los Angeles known as the Station Fire burned more than 140,000 acres through ...
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Pollution from California Wildfires Spreads Across the United States
Pollution from California Wildfires Spreads Across the United States
Ozone hole mosaic animation 2003-2019
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Globes representing years from 2003-2019 show ozone hole evolution
Ozone Hole 19-year Record, mosaic animation 2002-2020
The continuing heat wave in the United States in July 2011 has broken temperature records in many locations, killed dozens and seen nearly half of all Americans under heat advisories at its peak.
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U.S. 2011 Heat Wave: Surface Skin Temperature Anomaly, Night
U.S. 2011 Heat Wave: Surface Skin Temperature Anomaly, Night
Monthly AIRS temperature anomaly over the AIRS record (2002-2020) in the lower troposphere and upper stratosphere.
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Globes and time series showing temperature anomalies.
AIRS Temperature Anomaly Trends in the Lower Troposphere and Upper Stratosphere, 2002-2020
AIRS scientist Ed Olsen was interviewed and filmed for Eco Company, a national TV show hosted by teens.
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Water Vapor a Greenhouse Gas?
Water Vapor a Greenhouse Gas?
A series of fires across Greece in August of 2007 burned 469,000 acres and claimed the lives of 65 people. The fires, in which an estimated 4,000 people lost their homes, mostly occurred in the sou...
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Carbon Monoxide from Fires in Greece, 2007
Carbon Monoxide from Fires in Greece, 2007
On June 4, 2011 the Puyuhue-Cordón Caulle volcano complex, located 40.59 deg S, 72.12 deg W in Chile, erupted, sending ash clouds 15 km into the atmosphere and on their way around the world. It was...
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Volcanic Ash from Puyehue Eruption
Volcanic Ash from Puyehue Eruption
The continuing heat wave in the United States in July 2011 has broken temperature records in many locations, killed dozens and seen nearly half of all Americans under heat advisories at its peak.
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U.S. 2011 Heat Wave: Surface Skin Temperature Anomaly, Day
U.S. 2011 Heat Wave: Surface Skin Temperature Anomaly, Day
The Antarctic Vortex forms early in polar winter and is relatively isolated from the air in the southern midlatitudes.
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Ozone Hole Evolution, August 1 through November 30, 2018
Ozone Hole Evolution, August 1 through November 30, 2018
This visualization shows 3D volumetric water vapor data from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite.
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3D Atmospheric Water Vapor Near Southern California
3D Atmospheric Water Vapor Near Southern California
AIRS Level 3 Daily Temperatures at 500 mb for January, February and March 2019. Ascending and Descending orbits are averaged.
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Air Temperature at 500 hPa
Polar Vortex – Air Temperature at 500 hPa, January-March 2019
Mt. Etna, a volcano on the island of Sicily, erupted on October 26, 2002. 
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Sulfur Dioxide Plume from Mt. Etna Eruption 2002
Sulfur Dioxide Plume from Mt. Etna Eruption 2002
Global carbon monoxide measurements from NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder are important because scientists can monitor the transport of fire emissions around the globe on a daily basis.
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Global Carbon Monoxide, Aug-Sep-Oct 2005
Global Carbon Monoxide, Aug-Sep-Oct 2005
In this animation, the field of view of the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument onboard NASA's Aqua spacecraft is represented by the blue beam as it sweeps back and forth through the atm...
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AIRS Collects Data and Creates a Temperature Profile
AIRS Collects Data and Creates a Temperature Profile
The Antarctic Vortex forms early in polar winter and is relatively isolated from the air in the southern midlatitudes.
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NASA’s AIRS Sees Formation of Ozone Hole Over South Pole, August 1 through November 23, 2016
NASA's AIRS Sees Formation of Ozone Hole Over South Pole, August 1 through November 23, 2016
Data visualization of carbon dioxide (CO2) measured by AIRS for the 20-year period 2002-2022, in a global map and a time series for northern mid-latitudes.
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Data visualization of carbon dioxide (CO2) measured by AIRS for the 20-year period 2002-2022, in a global map and a time series for northern mid-latitudes.
AIRS Global Carbon Dioxide Measurements over 20 Years (2002-2022)
In this animation, NASA instruments show the seasonal cycle of vegetation and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. 
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Watching Earth Breathe: The Seasonal Vegetation Cycle and Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
Watching Earth Breathe: The Seasonal Vegetation Cycle and Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
Trace gases in Earth's atmosphere are the driver of climate change, says Chris Barnet of NOAA-NESDIS.
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Climate change, trace gases, and satellites - An interview with Chris Barnet
Climate change, trace gases, and satellites - An interview with Chris Barnet
Animation of the cumulative trend in AIRS monthly temperature anomaly on a global map, starting 2002 and going until April 2022. 
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Animation of the cumulative trend in AIRS monthly temperature anomaly on a global map, starting 2002 and going until April 2022.
Global Animation of Cumulative Temperature Trend 2002-2022

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