NASA’s Earth-observing satellites help scientists identify atmospheric rivers, which enables studies of climate change, water management, and weather.
Earth's atmosphere is a layer of mixed gases approximately 60 miles high that provides the air we breathe, shields us from dangerous levels of ultraviolet light from the sun, and traps enough heat to maintain a livable environment. NASA's satellites make atmospheric measurements that scientists use to study its chemistry and air quality, weather, and climate change. We have thousands of data ...
NASA Atmospheric Composition Ground Networks Supporting Air Quality and Climate Applications In this five-part, online, intermediate-level training led by the Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) program, multiple NASA networks will participate and provide training on their atmospheric composition ground networks.
Launched in 2002, the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite provides 3D measurements of temperature, water vapor, trace gases, and surface and cloud properties through the atmospheric column. Near real-time (NRT) AIRS data are available through NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE) generally within 75 to 140 ...
Atmospheric electricity data from NASA aids research in understanding Earth’s electrical circuit, storm microphysics, lightning safety, and global lightning climatologies, among other phenomena.
Credit: NASA “We’re producing a whole suite of products of atmospheric composition, such as carbon monoxide, ozone, methane, water vapor in the atmosphere, by combining radiances from a number of satellite instruments,” said Dr. Kevin W. Bowman, the Project Scientist for the TROPESS project.
Humidity data from NASA gives researchers measurements essential for determining water vapor's role in the function of Earth and its ecosystems.
NASA’s atmospheric wind data provide measurements to profile the force of air moving over land, water, and high into the sky.