Global Daily Atmospheric State Profiles from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on the EOS Aqua spacecraft provides calibrated radiances and geophysical products for Earth science investigation and validation of processes affecting weather and climate. A description of the major products including temperature profiles, water vapor profiles, surface products, cloud products and composition products is presented. The wide variety of products available from AIRS make it uniquely able to address science questions involving interaction of geophysical variables in the climate system.

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