 
About Aura
Aura (Latin for breeze) was launched July 15, 2004. The design life is five years with an operational goal of six years.
 Aura Brochure
"A Mission Dedicated to the Health of the Earth's Atomosphere" : An overview of the Aura Mission. [pdf]
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Aura Monitors the Air Quality during the Olympics
The Chinese government placed restrictions on traffic and power plants to improve air quality in Beijing during the Olympics. Aura's OMI (Ozone Monitoring Instrument) makes daily measurements of the total column of Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2). These measurements show how successful these efforts have been by comparing the SO2 and NO2 values for this year with measurements in 2006 and 2007 without the restrictions. + More
+ More Aura Observations
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Sulfur Dioxide and Vog from Kilauea
4.26.08 - In late April 2008, Kilauea Volcano Volcano on Hawaii's big island continued its pattern of increased activity, including elevated seismic tremors and emissions from the volcano's Halema'uma'u vent.
Air Quality Forecasts See Future in Space
12.13.07 - Weather broadcasts have long been a staple for people planning their day. Now with the help of NASA satellites, researchers are working to broaden daily forecasts to include predictions of air quality, a feat that is becoming reality in some parts of the world.
+ View Mission News Archive
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Ozone Monitoring Garden
The Aura Education and Public Outreach team installed the Aura Air Quality Garden which is full of plants that scientists have found to be ozone-sensitive.
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