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NASA's Aqua satellite in high bay
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NASA's Aqua satellite in high bay
NASA's Aqua satellite in high bay
AIRS brightness temperature differences indicating sulfur dioxide plumes (red) at different times after the Mauna Loa volcanic eruption.
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AIRS brightness temperature differences indicating sulfur dioxide plumes (red) at different times after the Mauna Loa volcanic eruption.
AIRS Tracks Volcanic Sulfur Dioxide Plume from Mauna Loa to Texas over Three Days
This image shows a detection of sulfur dioxide in AIRS data taken about two days after the Tonga volcano eruptions in January 2022. 
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This image shows a detection of sulfur dioxide in AIRS data taken about two days after the Tonga volcano eruptions in January 2022.
Sulfur Dioxide Detected After Tonga Volcano Eruption in 2022
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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Evolution of U.S. 2011 Heat Wave
Evolution of U.S. 2011 Heat Wave
AIRS' global carbon monoxide measurements are important because scientists can monitor the transport of fire emissions around the globe on a daily basis. 
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Carbon Monoxide Blooms September 2005
Carbon Monoxide Blooms September 2005
AIRS, AMSU, HSB on NASA's Aqua satellite
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AIRS, AMSU, HSB on NASA's Aqua satellite
AIRS, AMSU, HSB on NASA's Aqua satellite
This graph made with data from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder on NASA's Aqua satellite shows the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth's mid-troposphere, located roughly between 3 to 6 miles (...
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Concentration of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide from Earth's Mid-Troposphere, 2002 to 2013
Concentration of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide from Earth's Mid-Troposphere, 2002 to 2013
Water Cycle
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Water Cycle
Water Cycle
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument in the assembly facility, 1999. 
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AIRS instrument
AIRS instrument
Although originally designed to measure atmospheric water vapor and temperature profiles for weather forecasting, data from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua spacecr...
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Global Map of Carbon Dioxide 2003
Global Map of Carbon Dioxide 2003
These images show the joint distributions of cloud top temperature, particle size, and optical depth with relative humidity with respect to ice (RHic), all of which are calculated from AIRS.
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Joint distributions of thin cirrus properties and relative humidity from AIRS-7
Joint distributions of thin cirrus properties and relative humidity from AIRS-7
NASA's Earth observing satellite, Aqua, successfully launched at 2:55 a.m. PDT on ay 4, 2002.
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NASA Aqua Satellite Launch
NASA Aqua Satellite Launch
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument in the assembly facility, 1999. 
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AIRS instrument
AIRS instrument
NASA's Earth observing satellite, Aqua, successfully launched at 2:55 a.m. PDT on ay 4, 2002.
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NASA Aqua Satellite Launch
NASA Aqua Satellite Launch
This image is the AIRS-retrieved global tropospheric methane for August 2005.
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Global Tropospheric Methane for August 2005
Global Tropospheric Methane for August 2005
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
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
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, AIRS, was launched aboard the Aqua Spacecraft in 2002 as part of NASA's Earth Observing System Afternoon Constellation of satellites known as the 'A-Train.
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Arctic Carbon Dioxide, March 23, 2010
Arctic Carbon Dioxide, March 23, 2010
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, September 26, 2005
Global Carbon Monoxide, September 26, 2005
The cross-sections above are from a granule in the Tropical Indian Ocean and show collocated CloudSat, CALIPSO, and AIRS cloud fields as a function of height. The images illustrate the ability of A...
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Vertical Cross-Sections of CloudSat, CALIPSO, and AIRS Cloud Fields
Vertical Cross-Sections of CloudSat, CALIPSO, and AIRS Cloud Fields
Shown here is the latest infrared image of Yasi from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite, built and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Ca...
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Monster Cyclone Yasi Eyes Australia 2011
Monster Cyclone Yasi Eyes Australia 2011
Widespread forest fires across Indonesia have burned tens of thousands of acres over three months, causing high levels of pollution, loss of life, and billions of dollars to the Indonesian governme...
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Carbon Monoxide in Mid-Troposphere over Indonesia Fires, October 26-28, 2015
Carbon Monoxide in Mid-Troposphere over Indonesia Fires, October 26-28, 2015
This animation shows how light energy is collected by the optics system on the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument and digitized.
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This animation shows how light energy is collected by the optics system on the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument and digitized.
Light Travels Through AIRS Optics
This plot shows the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth's mid-troposphere at various latitudes as measured by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite.
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Zonally Averaged Carbon Dioxide Concentration from Earth's Mid-Troposphere at Different Latitudes, 2002 to 2013
Zonally Averaged Carbon Dioxide Concentration from Earth's Mid-Troposphere at Different Latitudes, 2002 to 2013
In late July 2010, flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains began in several regions of Pakistan, including the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and parts of Baluchistan.
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Extent of Pakistan Flooding
Extent of Pakistan Flooding

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