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.

Nov 17, 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 · Humidity data from NASA gives researchers measurements essential for determining water vapor's role in the function of Earth and its ecosystems.

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) is a hyperspectral sounder that collects daily global measurements of water vapor and temperature profiles as one of four instruments comprising …

4 days ago · This data set provides global gridded estimates of atmospheric deposition of total inorganic nitrogen (N), NHx (NH3 and NH4+), and NOy (all oxidized forms of nitrogen other …

5 days ago · 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 other …

5 days ago · earthaccess is a community-driven python library that streamlines access to NASA's Earth science data and supports researchers who are migrating their workflows to the cloud. …

4 days ago · Atmospheric electricity refers to electrical phenomena that occur in the Earth's atmosphere. These phenomena include lightning, atmospheric ionization, the air–earth …