Press Releases & Feature Stories Archive - Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory

NASA Announces Winners of Student 'Reel Science Communications' Video Contest

05.06.2013

NASA has selected the winners of NASA's educational "REEL Science Communications" video contest.

NASA Pinpoints Causes of 2011 Arctic Ozone Hole

03.11.2013

A combination of extreme cold temperatures, man-made chemicals and a stagnant atmosphere were behind what became known as the Arctic ozone hole of 2011, a new NASA study finds.

Airborne Mission Climbs to Stratospheric Height for Better Climate Science

01.16.2013

Today, NASA will deploy the first experimental flight of a multi-year airborne science campaign.

Reviewing Goddard's 2012 Highlights

12.28.2012

If NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center were to write a holiday letter, there would be no shortage of highlights to share. Gathered here are just a few of the shining moments from the Goddard 'household' in 2012.

Wildfires Light Up Western Australia

12.07.2012

Away from the cities, much of the night light observed by the NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite comes from wildfires.

NASA/NOAA Suomi-NPP Sees Fires in Northern Australia

12.05.2012

The NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite (S-NPP) carries an instrument so sensitive to low light levels that it can detect wildfires in the middle of the night.

NASA-NOAA Satellite Reveals New Views of Earth at Night

12.05.2012

Scientists unveiled today an unprecedented new look at our planet at night.

NASA, AGU to Host NASA Social in San Francisco

11.14.2012

NASA and the American Geophysical Union are inviting social media followers to a unique behind-the-scenes NASA Social on Tuesday, Dec. 4, in San Francisco.

NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP Satellite Returns First Year of Data

11.07.2012

Just one year ago, on Oct. 28, 2011, the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite successfully blasted into orbit. Now it has completed its first year of returning Earth science data.

2012 Antarctic Ozone Hole Second Smallest in 20 Years

10.24.2012

A warmer lower Antarctic stratosphere led to the second-smallest ozone hole in 20 years, according to NASA and NOAA satellite measurements.

Observing Earth's Ozone Layer

10.24.2012

Remember the ozone hole? A signature environmental concern of the 1980s has become a signature environmental success story.

Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati to Discuss 'Looking Homeward Toward Earth: The Power of Perspective,' Oct. 16

10.11.2012

The public is invited to a free event on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Library of Congress, Washington...

HS3 Mission Thoroughly Investigates Long-Lived Nadine

10.05.2012

NASA's Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel scientists had a fascinating tropical cyclone to study in long-lived Hurricane Nadine, making 5 flights over the storm.

Students Invited to Connect with Earth Explorers

10.03.2012

NASA Earth explorers will take students on virtual trips around the world to inspire them to pursue science, technology, engineering and math careers.

Cutting-Edge Technology Makes Hurricane Mission a Reality

09.25.2012

Cutting-edge NASA technology has made this year's NASA Hurricane mission a reality.

Ozone Hole Before and After the Montreal Protocol

09.18.2012

Imagery shows the Antarctic ozone hole on September 16 (the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer) in the years 1979, 1987, 2006, and 2011.

Discovering the Ozone Hole: Q&A With Pawan Bhartia

09.17.2012

In 1977, Pawan Bhartia took a job at NASA that would lead to a role in the discovery and stabilization of the Antarctic ozone hole.

Hurricane Season 2012: Nadine (Atlantic Ocean)

09.12.2012

Tropical Storm Nadine's life story during the week of Sept. 11 has been about the storm's continual struggle to become a hurricane.

Global Hawk Investigating Atlantic Tropical Depression 14

09.11.2012

A new tropical depression in the Atlantic seems primed to grow, and NASA's Global Hawk Drone left Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia this morning to investigate.

Global Hawk Mission Begins with Flight to Hurricane Leslie

09.07.2012

NASA has begun its latest hurricane science field campaign by flying an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft over Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean ...

Tracking Shuttle Exhaust Reveals More Information About Atmospheric Winds

08.28.2012

Scientists tracked space shuttle exhaust plumes to study airflow in the upper atmosphere. The water vapor spread faster than expected and collected near the Arctic to form noctilucent clouds.

Suomi NPP Captures Smoke Plume Images from Russian and African Fires

08.28.2012

Powerful fires currently scorching parts of Russia and Africa sent up plumes of smoke into the atmosphere, images captured on Aug. 2, 2012, by the nation's newest Earth-observing satellite, Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP).

NASA Finalizes Contracts for NOAA’S JPSS-1 Mission

08.10.2012

NASA has completed negotiations and finalized the contracts for the spacecraft and instruments that comprise the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) Satellite, NOAA's second next generation operational polar-orbiting satellite, planned to launch in 2017. JPSS-1 will follow the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite to maintain continuity of weather and environmental observations.