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NASA's Atmospheric Science Data Center projects focus on Earth science disciplines including radiation budget, clouds, aerosols, and tropospheric composition.

NASA data help researchers characterize processes occurring within Earth’s atmosphere and their interactions with its land, ocean, and ecosystems.

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This backgrounder provides information on essential variables known to be critical for observing and monitoring a given facet of the Earth system.

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