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AIRS Resources
Earthdata resources for users working with NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) include tutorials and other learning resources, news announcements such as instrument updates and data releases, user guides and related documents, and frequently asked questions.
AIRS Learning Resources
Learn how to use AIRS soundings to determine the amount of precipitable water vapor in the atmosphere and predict whether a storm will increase in intensity.
Tutorial
Sept. 30, 2025
The virtual Terra, Aqua, Aura Drifting Orbits Workshop takes place Nov 1-2, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., EDT [UTC -4], each day. The workshop is free and registration is open to the public.
Webinar
Oct. 25, 2022
This ARSET training provides an overview of NASA resources for monitoring climate change and its impacts.
Training
Sept. 29 - Oct. 6, 2021
LANCE near real-time products enable the management of ongoing events; standard data products are heavily processed and intended for scientific research.
Data Basics
July 15, 2021
This API allows users to visualize Atmospheric Infrared Sounder data using a Common Metadata Repository search result.
Data Recipe
Jan. 5, 2017
Learn how to access and visualize Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) grid data from NASA's Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) in Python.
Data Recipe
Oct. 2, 2014
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With the eventual retirement of the Terra and Aqua platforms, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments will take the lead in daily Earth observations.
Feature Article
May 18, 2022
Since 2002, NASA’s Aqua satellite has orbited the Earth more than 100,000 times, and produced one of the longest near-continuous records of Earth observation data ever assembled.
Feature Article
May 17, 2022
Data from NASA’s GES DISC helps scientists like Dr. Nadia Smith build and improve retrieval systems that provide important information to climate scientists and meteorologists around the globe.
Data User Story
Oct. 25, 2021
Satellites provide crucial information for researchers to monitor and help improve agricultural productivity in India.
Feature Article
Oct. 22, 2021
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