A NASA Space Sleuth Hunts the Trail of Earth's Water
01.31.07 - For the first time, NASA scientists have used a shrewd spaceborne detective to track the origin and movement of water vapor throughout Earth's atmosphere. This perspective is vital to improve the understanding of Earth's water cycle and its role in weather and climate.
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Sources of the World's Tiny Pollutants
01.30.07 - Pinpointing pollutant sources is an important part of the ongoing battle to improve air quality and to understand its impact on climate. Scientists using NASA data recently tracked the path and distribution of aerosols -- tiny particles suspended in the air -- to link their region of origin and source type with their tendencies to warm or cool the atmosphere.
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Tropical Ozone Studies Yield Surprises
12.14.06 - Two new NASA-funded studies of ozone in the tropics using NASA satellite data not previously available are giving scientists a fuller understanding of the processes driving ozone chemistry and its impacts on pollution and climate change.
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Ozone Hole is a Double Record Breaker
10.19.06 - NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists report this year's ozone hole in the polar region of the Southern Hemisphere has broken records for area and depth.
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Study Tracks Global Sources, Transport of Air Pollution
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A NASA and university study of ozone and carbon monoxide pollution in Earth's atmosphere is providing unique insights into the sources of these pollutants and how they are transported around the world.
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Study Finds Ozone Layer on the Mend
08.30.06 - Scientists analyzed 25 years of independent ozone observations at different altitudes in Earth's stratosphere.
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Washington Getting a Summertime Air Quality Exam
08.03.06 - Summer in the city can often mean sweltering "bad air days" that threaten the health of the elderly, children and those with respiratory problems. This summer the nation's capitol has been no stranger to such severe air-quality alerts.
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06.29.06 - Clock Ticking Slower On Ozone Hole Recovery
The Antarctic ozone hole's recovery is running late. According to a new NASA study, the full return of the protective ozone over the South Pole will take nearly 20 years longer than scientists previously expected.
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Aura Top Ten Discoveries
06.28.06 - Since launching in July 2004, Aura has been retrieving information and producing valueable data of the Earth and its atmospheric properties. View the selected top ten discoveries that Aura's instruments have brought us so far.
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5.09.06 - Tibet Provides Passage for Chemicals to Reach the Stratosphere
Thunderstorms over Tibet provide a main pathway for water vapor and chemicals to travel from the lower atmosphere, where human activity directly affects atmospheric composition, into the stratosphere.
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5.04.05 - Explosive Eruption of Anatahan Volcano
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the eruption were measured by the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA's EOS/Aura satellite from the Anatahan (Mariana Islands)
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4.13.05 - OMI Sees the Soot Within Smoke
Aura's Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) provided data for the color-coded images which focus only on aerosols (particles in the atmosphere) from the damage of fires in Alaska.
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02.18.05 - Arctic Air Helps Us Learn About Our Climate
Scientists head north to learn about air quality, ozone, and climate change predictions.
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02.04.05 - Seeing the Big Picture
Were you ever told you needed to step back and see the whole picture?
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1.28.05 - Sulfur Dioxide Plume From Manam Volcano
The Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) recorded the Manam volcano eruption on NASA's new Aura satellite.
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12.14.04 - NASA's Aura: New Eye for Clean Air
The instruments onboard Aura will help scientists monitor pollution production and transport around the world.
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12.14.04 - Aura Sheds New Light on Pollution
Satellite offers unprecedented precision.
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10.21.04 - Whose Air Is It Anyway?
We share the air we breathe not only with other people but also with the rest of our environment .
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10.07.04 -Bringing Students and Satellites Together
Forty K-12 educators from the United States and France participated in an 11-day NASA-sponsored workshop this past summer aimed at bringing real-life science experiences into the classroom.
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07.15.04 - NASA Puts Safety First
The safety measures taken during the launch of Aura are characteristic of NASA's commitment to safety and mission assurance.
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07.15.04 - Aura Launched
Aura, a mission dedicated to the health of the Earth's atmosphere, successfully launched today at 6:01:59 a.m. EDT.
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07.14.04 - Launch Advisory: Aura Launch Postponed
The next launch attempt will be on Thursday morning, July 15, during a three-minute launch window that opens at 6:01:59 a.m. EDT.
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07.13.04 - Aura Launch Postponed
The launch of NASA's Aura spacecraft has been delayed for at least 24 hours.
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07.10.04 - Launch Advisory: Aura Launch Rescheduled for July 13
The launch of NASA's Aura spacecraft atop a Boeing Delta II rocket is rescheduled for Tuesday, July 13. Launch is set for the opening of a three-minute window at 6:01:59 a.m. EDT.
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07.08.04 - Aura Postponed 24 Hours to July 11
The launch of NASA's Aura spacecraft has been postponed by at least 24 hours to Sunday, July 11 at 6:01:57 a.m. EDT.
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07.08.04 - Meet More Aura Scientists
John Gille: Searching for Patterns in the Clouds, Anne Douglass: Making the World Safe for Blondes, Peter Siegel: Studying the Energy of the Universe
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06.29.04 - Aura Satellite Ready for July 10 Launch
A next-generation Earth-observing satellite is scheduled for liftoff on Saturday, July 10 at approximately 6:01:57 a.m. EDT.
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06.24.04 - Ozone: Friend and Foe
The same gas -- ozone -- that is the main factor in bad air also protects us from the Sun's harmful effects.
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06.10.04 - Meet The Aura Scientists
Interviews with Andrea Razzaghi and Pieternel Levelt.
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06.03.04 - Aura to Check Health of Earth's Atmosphere
A mission to understand and protect the air we breathe.
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06.01.04 - The Good, the Bad and the Ozone
The story of a molecule and the spacecraft designed to help us understand it.
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05.17.04 - An Aura Around the Earth
On June 19, the launch of Aura satellite will help scientists understand how atmospheric composition affect the Earth.
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05.13.04 - Tango in the Atmosphere
Temperature, humidity, winds and the presence of other chemicals in the atmosphere influence ozone formation, and the presence of ozone, in turn, affects those atmospheric constituents.
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05.13.04 - Scientists Explain Aura Satellite Mission
Researchers will brief the press and discuss science goals of the mission at 4 p.m. EDT, May 17 in Montreal.
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02.05.04 - Czech Schools Part of GLOBE's Success
Six schools in the Czech Republic received awards recently for their collection of ozone data as part of a GLOBE project
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12.18.03 - The Globe Program: Science in the Sunshine
GLOBE is an international organization of students and teachers who collect and share data about the health of the environment.
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