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Two New Datasets from ATom

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Flight tracks of the NASA DC-8 during the ATom-1 deployment. The scale to the right represents black carbon mass-mixing ratio in units of ng rBC/kg of air.

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New data collected during ATom flights provide measurements of aerosols and black carbon concentrations in the atmosphere.

High-Resolution Permafrost Maps for Western Alaska

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High-resolution elevation maps, based on LiDAR, were used to model the distribution of permafrost across the Y-K Delta of Alaska. The map insets show detail for areas of relative high elevation (left) and low elevation (right).

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Scientists with NASA's ABoVE field campaign modeled the distribution of permafrost across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska.

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Updated: ATom Measures Greenhouse Gases and Pollution

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The Atmospheric Tomography (ATom) Mission is an Earth Venture Suborbital-2 mission to measure greenhouse gases and human-produced air pollution in remote areas.

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Merged data from ATom's first two flight campaigns (August 2016 and February 2017) were updated with revised data along with edits to the author list and user guide.

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Feedbacks Between Climate and Alaskan Wildlife

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Anne Nolin collects data on snowpack properties as part of a NASA ABoVE study examining how changing snow conditions affect Dall sheep in Wrangell St-Elias National Park, 20 March 2017. (Photo courtesy of Laura Prugh)

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Scientists with NASA's ABoVE field campaign are studying links between snowpack properties and Dall sheep populations and movement.

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