- Atmospheric Rivers - NASA Earthdata
NASA’s Earth-observing satellites help scientists identify atmospheric rivers, which enables studies of climate change, water management, and weather
- Building on Records of Atmospheric Composition - Earthdata
Tropospheric soundings from Earth observing satellite instruments provide critical information about atmospheric composition and its impact on human health and climate TROPESS uses these sounding data to generate Earth System Data Records (ESDRs) of ozone and other atmospheric constituents by processing data from multiple satellites through a common retrieval algorithm and ground data system
- Humidity | NASA Earthdata
Humidity is a measure of water vapor in the atmosphere There are measures of absolute humidity, which is the grams of water vapor present per cubic meter of air Specific humidity is the grams of water per kilogram of air Then there’s the one people are most familiar with, relative humidity, which is the percentage of water vapor present in the air relative to the maximum it could hold at
- Atmosphere - NASA Earthdata
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
- Atmospheric Science Data Center | NASA Earthdata
NASA's Atmospheric Science Data Center projects focus on Earth science disciplines including radiation budget, clouds, aerosols, and tropospheric composition
- Essential Variables - NASA Earthdata
Climate The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) has identified a set of 54 atmosphere, land, and ocean variables as Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) The atmosphere ECVs cover both surface and upper-air atmosphere as well as atmospheric composition Land ECVs cover the hydrosphere, cryosphere, biosphere, and anthroposphere Ocean ECVs cover physical, biogeochemical, and biological
- AIRS Near Real-Time Data - NASA Earthdata
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
- Lightning - NASA Earthdata
NASA’s lightning data, collected from the ground, air, and space, help scientists understand lightning patterns and predict severe weather
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