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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.
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Global Carbon Cycle
Global Carbon Cycle
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
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...
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Fast Carbon Cycle
Fast Carbon Cycle
This image was created with data acquired by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument (AIRS) on NASA's Aqua satellite during July 2009.
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Global Carbon Dioxide Transport from AIRS Data, July 2009
Global Carbon Dioxide Transport from AIRS Data, July 2009
Locations of Trace Gas Absorption in the AIRS Infrared Radiance Spectrum
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Locations of Trace Gas Absorption in the AIRS Infrared Radiance Spectrum
Locations of Trace Gas Absorption in the AIRS Infrared Radiance Spectrum
NASA’s latest Earth Observing System (EOS) satellite — Aqua — successfully launched Saturday morning, May 4, 2002.
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Artist's rendering of NASA's Aqua Satellite
Artist's rendering of NASA's Aqua Satellite
Bias (solid) and ±1 sigma variability (dashed) of CloudSat-AIRS cloud top height differences for V4 (black) and V5 (red), and for the upper (top panel) and lower (bottom panel).
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Bias and Variability of CloudSat-AIRS cloud top height differences for V4 and V5
Bias and Variability of CloudSat-AIRS cloud top height differences for V4 and V5
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
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
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
NASA’s latest Earth Observing System (EOS) satellite — Aqua — successfully launched Saturday morning, May 4, 2002.
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Artist's rendering of NASA's Aqua Satellite Orbiting Earth
Artist's rendering of NASA's Aqua Satellite Orbiting Earth
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
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
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
NASA's Aqua satellite in high bay, prepare to hoist
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NASA's Aqua satellite in high bay, prepare to hoist
NASA's Aqua satellite in high bay, prepare to hoist
Earth’s water continuously moves through the atmosphere, into and out of the oceans, over the land surface, and underground.
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The Water Cycle
The Water Cycle
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
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, 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
Poster: AIRS Monitoring Earth's Atmosphere
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Poster: AIRS Monitoring Earth's Atmosphere
Poster: AIRS Monitoring Earth's Atmosphere
Zonal average AIRS cloud frequency and cloud fraction for a total of 5 days in late 2006. Latitude bins are 5 degrees in width and height bins are 0.5 km in depth. 
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Zonal Average AIRS Cloud Frequency and Cloud Fraction
Zonal Average AIRS Cloud Frequency and Cloud Fraction
Water Cycle
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Water Cycle
Water Cycle
This image represents the total precipitable water vapor for May, 2009 as observed by AIRS, the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on NASA's Aqua satellite.
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Global Total Precipitable Water Vapor for May 2009
Global Total Precipitable Water Vapor for May 2009
Northeast Africa continues to reel from the effects of the worst drought to strike the region in decades. 
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Severity of African Drought
Severity of African Drought
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

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