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Go to 'AIRS Updates' What Is AIRS?
A overview describing the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder.
Go to 'Press Releases' AIRS & Aqua Missions
An overview of the AIRS instrument and the satellite it's flying on.
Go to 'Features' Science Objectives
AIRS science objectives reflect the comittment to understanding the dynamics of climate and improving weather prediction.
AIRS Quarterly Newsletter A Greenhouse Gas Sensor
AIRS is the first is the first spaceborne instrument designed specifically to measure global climate change indicators.
Go to 'Features' Why AIRS Matters
Why an instrument like AIRS is important.
Go to 'Events' Launch
An overview of the Aqua launch at Vandenburg Air Force Base and a link to a launch video.
Go to AGU AIRS papers Where Is It Now?
Locate where the Aqua spacecraft with the AIRS instrument onboard is - or where it will be at a given time.
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