We provide real time information on surface ozone, aerosols composed of particles smaller than 2.5 micron diameter (PM2.5) and total column ozone (reflecting mainly the amount of ozone in the stratosphere).
We explore mass changes in the world's large ice sheets, Antarctic and Greenland. We also monitor changes in polar sea ice and study interactions between ice, oceans, and the atmosphere.
Remote sensing methods, especially since the advent of Earth-observing satellites, allow scientists to learn about the Earth and record it with unprecedented detail and frequency.
We develop inference techniques of numerous geophysical parameters, implement and evaluate retrieval algorithms, and use remotely sensed information in climate modeling and research.
Massive increases in the data available from satellite-based instruments, as well as insights resulting from increasingly effective computer simulation, are driving this field of study.
We trace the carbon cycle's path through the Earth system, research its past through paleoclimatology, and predict its effect on Earth's future using climate models.
