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PIA09941: AIRS-Retrieved Global Tropospheric Methane for August 2005
AIRS-Retrieved Global Tropospheric Methane for August 2005
Target Name: Earth
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Earth Observing System (EOS)
Spacecraft: Aqua
Instrument: Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS)
Product Size: 6444 samples x 5172 lines
Produced By: JPL
Full-Res TIFF: PIA09941.tif (99.99 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA09941.jpg (1.271 MB)

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This image is the AIRS-retrieved global tropospheric methane for August 2005. This AIRS research product will aid in the identification of natural and anthropogenic sources of this greenhouse gas, its seasonal and multi-year variation and its transport around the globe at several altitudes in the troposphere.


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