Kaufman served as program manager for NASA’s Earth Observatory from its launch in April 1999, through January 2006.
Published Jun 8, 2006
This global map shows high concentrations of aerosols, particles in the atmosphere, over drought-afflicted Russia and South America in August 2010.
Published Sep 18, 2010
Satellite instruments such as CALIPSO can measure the distribution of aerosols in a vertical slice of the atmosphere, as with this dust plume off the west coast of Africa on April 22, 2010.
Published Nov 27, 2010
This map shows the global distribution of aerosols in August 2010, and the proportion of those aerosols that are large or small.
Published Dec 25, 2010
The aerosol index offers a way to see the long reach of forest fires and dust storms.
Published Jul 29, 2014
March 31, 2007, marked opening ceremonies for the first “Green China Day,” established to increase awareness of the need for environmental protection. As reported by ShanghaiDaily.com, however, the ceremony in Beijing saw an unwelcome guest: Gobi Desert dust. Roughly 2,000 kilometers south of the capital city, air quality also suffered, in this case from fires in Southeast Asia.
Published Apr 5, 2007
This global map shows the concentration of aerosols in the atmosphere in March 2010, revealing the intensity of a large African dust storm and smoke and dust over Asia.
Published Apr 7, 2010
