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This image shows average temperatures in April, 2003, observed by AIRS at an infrared wavelength that senses either the Earth's surface or any intervening cloud. 
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Global Average Brightness Temperature for April 2003
Global Average Brightness Temperature for April 2003
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
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 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) 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
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
Artist's concept of NASA's Aqua satellite launched May 4, 2002.
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NASA's Aqua satellite
NASA's Aqua satellite
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
Tropical Storm Isidore was born in mid-September north of Venezuela.
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Flooding Resulting From Hurricane Isidore: Comparing data from Sept 12 and 28, 2002
Flooding Resulting From Hurricane Isidore: Comparing data from Sept 12 and 28, 2002
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 Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument in the assembly facility, 1999. 
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AIRS instrument
AIRS instrument
Infrared image of Hurricane Beryl, close to the time of landfall near Houston, Texas, in the early morning of July 8, 2024
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In the infrared image of Hurricane Beryl, close to the time of landfall near Houston, Texas, in the early morning of July 8, 2024, the large purple areas indicate very cold clouds carried high into the atmosphere by deep thunderstorms and associated with heavy rainfall. Warmer areas with shallower rain clouds are shown in blue and green. The orange and red areas represent mostly cloud-free air.
AIRS Views Hurricane Beryl over Texas Coast
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
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
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
Hurricane Ivan is the most powerful hurricane to hit the Caribbean in 10 years.
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Hurricane Ivan as Observed by AIRS 2004
Hurricane Ivan as Observed by AIRS 2004
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
Supertyphoon Pongsona over Guam, December 8, 2002. The image is a composite made by overlaying data from the infrared, microwave, and visible/near infrared sensors that make up the AIRS sounding sy...
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Supertyphoon Pongsona over Guam, 2002
Supertyphoon Pongsona over Guam, 2002
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
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
NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) captured views of Hurricane Ida, both before it made landfall in the early morning hours (2:53 CDT) and approximately two hours after the storm's landfall...
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infrared image Hurricane Ida before making landfall
AIRS captures Hurricane Ida before and after landfall
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 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

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