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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 Aqua satellite in high bay
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NASA's Aqua satellite in high bay
NASA's Aqua satellite in high bay
Image of sulfur dioxide detected through AIRS brightness temperature differences several days after Raikoke volcanic eruption in 2019
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Image of sulfur dioxide detected through AIRS brightness temperature differences several days after Raikoke volcanic eruption in 2019
NASA's AIRS Displays Sulfur Dioxide Plumes After Raikoke Eruption, June 2019
On July 12, 2008, Okmok Volcano, in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands erupted, releasing a plume of ash and steam.
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Sulfur Dioxide from Okmok Volcano, July 2008
Sulfur Dioxide from Okmok Volcano, July 2008
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 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
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
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
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 29, 2005
Global Carbon Monoxide, September 29, 2005
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 Carbon Dioxide, July 2003
Global Carbon Dioxide, July 2003
The plume of carbon monoxide pollution from the Rim Fire burning in and near Yosemite National Park, Calif., is visible in this Aug. 26, 2013 image from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) inst...
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AIRS Images Pollution from California's Rim Fire 2013
AIRS Images Pollution from California's Rim Fire 2013
These sub-panels show differences in the characteristics of RHic histograms within thin cirrus clouds for different regions and time periods.
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Relative humidity distributions within thin cirrus for several regions and inter-annual variations in the Indian Ocean
Relative humidity distributions within thin cirrus for several regions and inter-annual variations in the Indian Ocean
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
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
CloudSat-AIRS cloud top height differences as a function of AIRS cloud fraction are shown. Since the ability of AIRS to characterize cloud amount and height is cloud-type dependent, differences in ...
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CloudSat-AIRS cloud top height differences as a function of AIRS cloud fraction and CloudSat cloud type
CloudSat-AIRS cloud top height differences as a function of AIRS cloud fraction and CloudSat cloud type
This image shows Hurricane Frances as captured by instruments onboard two different satellites: the AIRS infrared instrument onboard Aqua, and the SeaWinds scatterometer onboard QuikSCAT.
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Hurricane Frances as Observed by AIRS and SeaWinds, August 2004
Hurricane Frances as Observed by AIRS and SeaWinds, August 2004
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
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
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
Poster: AIRS Monitoring Earth's Atmosphere
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Poster: AIRS Monitoring Earth's Atmosphere
Poster: AIRS Monitoring Earth's Atmosphere
NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) captured a series of images of Hurricanes Idalia before landfall in Florida and as it crossed the Southeastern United States, including views of Hurricane...
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A series of AIRS images of Hurricanes Idalia before landfall in Florida and as it crossed the Southeastern United States, including views of Hurricane Franklin in the Atlantic Ocean.
Hurricanes Idalia and Franklin as Viewed by AIRS
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
These false-color images show the amount of atmospheric water vapor observed by AIRS two weeks prior to the passage of Hurricane Isabel, and then when it was a Category 5 storm. 
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Amount of Atmospheric Water Vapor in Hurricane Isabel as Observed By AIRS
Amount of Atmospheric Water Vapor in Hurricane Isabel as Observed By AIRS
AIRS radiances and standard retrievals were used to obtain thin cirrus particle size and optical depth over the tropical oceans.
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Tropical thin cirrus retrievals of particle size and optical depth from AIRS
Tropical thin cirrus retrievals of particle size and optical depth from AIRS

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