Description
The Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) mission is the first NASA instrument to continuously measure daytime air pollution over North America, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific and from Central Canada to Mexico City, using hyperspectral imagery. Together with the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite–R Series (GOES-R)—which provides visible to infrared multispectral information every 1-10 minutes—these geostationary sensors form a powerful constellation for understanding diurnal changes in aerosols, their sources, their movement over North America, and their impacts on air quality.
TEMPO’s UV-visible observations make possible new geostationary aerosol products, including Aerosol Layer Height (ALH), UV Absorbing Aerosol Index (AAI), and hourly surface estimated PM2.5 concentration. In addition, the synergy between TEMPO and ABI enhances the existing geostationary Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) and Aerosol Detection Smoke/Dust mask products.
This training will provide an overview of TEMPO capabilities and available NOAA aerosol products generated using synergistic TEMPO and ABI observations. Instructors will demonstrate how to access near real-time and archived TEMPO aerosol products imagery on the NOAA AerosolWatch website.
This training includes hands-on exercises that walk participants through accessing TEMPO aerosol products imagery on AerosolWatch, while also demonstrating how to interpret these observations to assess the scope of smoke and blowing dust aerosol hazards and their potential impacts on air quality.