Sep 17, 2025 · 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, …

NASA's Atmospheric Science Data Center projects focus on Earth science disciplines including radiation budget, clouds, aerosols, and tropospheric composition.

Sep 30, 2025 · NASA’s Earth-observing satellites help scientists identify atmospheric rivers, which enables studies of climate change, water management, and weather.

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 …

Sep 30, 2025 · NASA’s atmospheric wind data provide measurements to profile the force of air moving over land, water, and high into the sky.

Sep 30, 2025 · Temperature can vary greatly at different levels of Earth's atmosphere. Measuring atmospheric temperatures is essential for many forms of scientific work including weather …

Sep 30, 2025 · Air mass/density is a fundamental property of atmosphere. Mixture of gases forming Earth's atmosphere, consisting of nitrogen (∼78%), oxygen (∼21%), water vapor, and …

Jan 10, 2022 · The TROPESS forward processing stream generates products that include atmospheric composition measurements of ozone (O 3), carbon monoxide (CO), ammonia …

Jul 2, 2014 · NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) was a replacement mission for the original OCO platform, which failed during launch. Launched on July 2, 2014, OCO-2 acquires …

Sep 30, 2025 · Atmospheric electricity data from NASA aids research in understanding Earth’s electrical circuit, storm microphysics, lightning safety, and global lightning climatologies, …