3004317 - The Next Generation of NASA Air Quality Satellite Observations for Decision Making

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

1:30pm – 3:10pm ET

Location: 301AB

Panel Chair(s)

Helena J. Chapman, MD, MPH, PhD (she/her/hers)

Associate Program Manager, Health and Air Quality Applications
NASA HQ, DC

Panel Co-Chair(s)

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Laura M. Judd, PhD

Associate Program Manager
NASA Langley Research Center, VA

Panelist(s)

John A. Haynes, MS (he/him/his)

Program Manager
NASA HQ, DC
Aaron Naeger

Physical Research Scientist
NASA MSFC, AL
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Morgaine McKibben

NASA GSFC
Yang Liu, PhD

Professor
Emory University, GA

To protect our health, improving air quality requires the evaluation and identification of solutions. This panel session highlights how the next generation of new satellite-based observations can help fill data gaps in current air quality decision-making processes. Panelists will cover topics on three new NASA satellite missions:
(1) the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument provides hourly observations of key air quality pollutants from geostationary orbit,
(2) the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite provides high-quality observations of our ocean and atmosphere with air and water quality applications,
(3) the Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) investigation will target regions around the globe with epidemiological studies to better understand how aerosols impact human health.

Our panelists will share their challenges and successes in using satellite data to better understand our Earth system as well as describe training opportunities for audience members on using satellite data from these new missions.