The Laboratory for Atmospheres is dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of the atmospheres of the Earth and other planets.

The progress of science depends critically on communications. So does the health and vitality of a science organization. This brochure conveys a number of messages, but its main objective is to spread the word about the Laboratory for Atmospheres.

Our 2006 Technical Highlights provide comprehensive coverage on Code 613's:

• Staff, Organization, and Facilities
• Our Research and its Place in NASA's Mission
• Major Activities
• Highlights of the Laboratory's Activities in 2006
• Education and Outreach
• The Laboratory in the News
• Refereed Articles
• Highlighted Articles

Studies of the atmospheres of our solar system's planets - including our own - require a comprehensive set of observations, relying on instruments on spacecraft, aircraft, balloons, and on the surface. These instrument systems perform...

First launched in 1964, the Nimbus satellites carried numerous instruments. Some of those instruments included microwave radiometers, atmospheric sounders, ozone mappers, the Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS), infrared radiometers, etc.