Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Average Tropical Relative Humidity from AIRS, Dec-Feb 2002-2005
Original Caption Released with Image:
The average tropospheric relative humidity from AIRS for the four December-February periods during 2002 through 2005.

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Experiment, with its visible, infrared, and microwave detectors, provides a three-dimensional look at Earth's weather. Working in tandem, the three instruments can make simultaneous observations all the way down to the Earth's surface, even in the presence of heavy clouds. With more than 2,000 channels sensing different regions of the atmosphere, the system creates a global, 3-D map of atmospheric temperature and humidity and provides information on clouds, greenhouse gases, and many other atmospheric phenomena. The AIRS Infrared Sounder Experiment flies onboard NASA's Aqua spacecraft and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., under contract to NASA. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL
Produced By:
JPL
Mission:
Earth Observing System (EOS)
Spacecraft:
Aqua
Target Name:
Earth
Is a satellite of:
Sol (our sun)
Instrument:
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS)
Product Size:
504 samples x 360 lines
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Earth Observing System
facet_what:
EOS
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_what:
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
facet_what:
AIRS
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
California
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
Feb 2002
facet_when_year:
2002
Image #:
PIA00523
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA00523
orignial url:

Average Tropical Relative Humidity from AIRS, Dec-Feb 2002-2005