NASA Aqua Project

AIRS is a facility instrument whose goal is to support climate research and improve weather forecasting Launched into Earth-orbit on May 4, 2002, the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, AIRS, moves climate research and weather prediction into the 21st century....大气红外探空器（Atmospheric Infrared Sounder，简称AIRS）是一款星载有效载荷仪器，其研发目标为支撑气候研究并提升天气预报精度。该仪器于2002年5月4日被发射进入地球轨道，将气候研究与天气预报领域推进至21世纪的全新发展阶段。