NASA's Earth Minute: My Name is Aerosol

Aerosols are minute solid and liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere. Examples include desert dust, sea salt from ocean spray, volcanic ash, smoke from wildfires and emissions from the burning of coal and oil. These tiny particles affect weather and climate, cause hazy skies and can pose serious health hazards. Aerosols also can act as sites for chemical reactions, such as those that lead to the destruction of stratospheric ozone, i.e., the ozone hole.

:::LEARN MORE:::
Aerosols: Tiny Particles, Big Impact
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Feat...
Just 5 Questions: Aerosols
http://climate.nasa.gov/news/215/just...
CALIPSO: A Global Perspective of Clouds and Aerosols from Space
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Feat...
Simulating the Transport of Aerosols with GEOS-5
   • NASA | GEOS-5 Aerosols   (video)
http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/research/ae... (background)
Earth Expeditions: AERONET tracks aerosols (video)
   • Earth Expeditions: AERONET tracks aer...  
Atmospheric Aerosols: What Are They, and Why Are They So Important?
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/...
Clouds and Aerosols Quiz
http://climate.nasa.gov/quizzes/cloud...


:::NASA MISSIONS & RESEARCH:::
AERONET - Aerosol Robotic Network
https://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov/
AIRS - Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
http://airs.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html
CALIPSO - Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation
https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/
CATS - Cloud-Aerosol Transport System
http://cats.gsfc.nasa.gov/
MISR - Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer
http://www-misr.jpl.nasa.gov/Mission/
MODIS - Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/
SAGE III – Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment III on ISS
https://sage.nasa.gov/
VIIRS - Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
https://jointmission.gsfc.nasa.gov/vi...
MAIA - Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (future)
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mult...
PACE - Pre-Aerosols Clouds and Ocean Ecosystems (future)
https://pace.gsfc.nasa.gov/


:::FOR EDUCATORS:::
What’s Up in the Atmosphere: Exploring Colors in the Sky
https://www.globe.gov/web/elementary-...
Ozone: Good Up High, Bad Nearby (middle school)
https://sage.nasa.gov/wp/wp-content/u...
NASA Wavelength
http://nasawavelength.org/resource-se...
Exploring NASA Aerosol Data in the Classroom (non-NASA)
http://serc.carleton.edu/usingdata/da...