A catalog of NASA images and animations of our home planet

• Credit:

  Scientific Visualization Studio, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,

Water vapor is by far the dominant greenhouse gas. MODIS can directly measure concentrations of the gas down through a total column of atmosphere, which is particularly useful for studies of regional and global hydrological cycles.

Images & Animations

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• Database Updated: May 6, 2013