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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
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
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
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 Aqua satellite in high bay
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NASA's Aqua satellite in high bay
NASA's Aqua satellite in high bay
Water vapor is the dominant greenhouse gas in our atmosphere. The greenhouse effect of water vapor is enhanced at high altitudes, where the air is significantly colder than the ground, and increase...
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Mean Clear Air Precipitable Water, 500mb to top-of-atmosphere, January and July 2003
Mean Clear Air Precipitable Water, 500mb to top-of-atmosphere, January and July 2003
This series of images shows carbon monoxide (in orange/red) from California's massive wildfires drifting east across the U.S. between July 30 and August 7, 2018. 
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Carbon Monoxide Transport from California Wildfires, July 30-August 7, 2018
Carbon Monoxide Transport from California Wildfires, July 30-August 7, 2018
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
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
Tropical Storm Isidore was born in mid-September north of Venezuela.
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Flooding Resulting From Hurricane Isidore: Difference image, Sept 12 and 28, 2002
Flooding Resulting From Hurricane Isidore: Difference image, Sept 12 and 28, 2002
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
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
Both images in the slide show the global spreading of carbon dioxide on the Earth globe as it follows the large scale patterns of the atmospheric general circulations.
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Mid-Tropospheric Carbon Dioxide at 8-13 km Altitudes, July 2003 and July 2007
Mid-Tropospheric Carbon Dioxide at 8-13 km Altitudes, July 2003 and July 2007
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
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua spacecraft captured this infrared image of the first of a series of storms approaching the Pacific Northwest at 2141 UTC (1:41 p.m....
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West Coast Atmospheric River Event November 2012
West Coast Atmospheric River Event November 2012
In order to validate the performance of the AIRS zonal cloud frequency and amount, we compare the zonal cloud frequency from CloudSat and CALIPSO (two left panels). Then, we derive the frequency of...
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Zonal Height Cross-Sectional Averages, AIRS, CloudSat, and CALIPSO
Zonal Height Cross-Sectional Averages, AIRS, CloudSat, and CALIPSO
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
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
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
Water Cycle
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Water Cycle
Water Cycle
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
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
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument in the assembly facility, 1999. 
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AIRS instrument
AIRS instrument

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