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Atmospheric River Storms West Coast 2023

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Animation and image also available in the JPL Photojournal: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA25597.

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AIRS image showing Hurricane Hilary off the coast of Mexico in brightness temperature at infrared wavelenghts

Hurricane Hilary Captured by NASA's AIRS

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

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

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

AIRS Captures Extreme Cold Air Outbreak Sweeping Across North America

Sulfur dioxide plume from Mauna Loa volcanic eruption

NASA's AIRS Instrument Tracks Volcanic Sulfur Dioxide Plume from Mauna Loa to Texas over Three Days

NASA's AIRS Instrument Tracks Volcanic Sulfur Dioxide Plume from Mauna Loa to Texas over Three Days

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder aboard the Aqua satellite captured the outer bands of the powerful tropical cyclone as the storm approached the Korean Peninsula.

NASA's AIRS Instrument Records Typhoon Hinnamnor Before Landfall

NASA's AIRS Instrument Records Typhoon Hinnamnor Before Landfall