NASA Visible Earth - Topic: <a href="/topic/213/atmosphere">Atmosphere</a>

Counting Carbon Over Southern California

Published November 7, 2014

NASA’s new Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 calibrated its sensors by taking data from an area where ground stations could provide ground truth.

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Breathing Cleaner Fumes

Published October 14, 2014

There’s more than one way to study the impact of biofuels.

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UN Panel: Ozone Layer on the Road to Recovery

Published September 17, 2014

The growth of the ozone hole appears to have stopped thanks to the banning of most ozone-depleting chemicals.

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“Killer” Trees? Not Exactly

Published July 16, 2014

While some forests emit volatile organic compounds that are involved in ozone pollution, history shows attempts to control smog have a better chance of succeeding by focusing on vehicle emissions.

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Ozone Hole 2013

Published October 26, 2013

Ozone depletion was significant in 2013, but less than the long-term average.

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Global Patterns of Carbon Dioxide

Published September 27, 2013

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations reached record levels in 2013.

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Flying through Formaldehyde

A sensor mounted on NASA’s DC-8 airplane measures concentrations of formaldehyde in the atmosphere. On August 6, 2013, the plane flew through plumes of wildfire smoke spiked with the carcinogenic pollutant.

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