Supporting Atmospheric Research & Expanding Observations from Platforms Opportunity

An instrumented Mooney research aircraft passes over the Northern Rocky Mountains in Montana during NOAA’s 2023 NOGAP aerial mission to capture atmospheric profiles of greenhouse gases in a series of flights across the United States. (Image credit: Courtesy of Anna McAuliffe/CIRES)

Measure greenhouse gases and other pollutants during domestic U.S. flights onboard a United Airlines aircraft. Establish a partnership that could significantly improve monitoring of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases, as well as improving the accuracy of weather forecasts in the United States. In addition to the NOAA press release linked above, see the White House Fact Sheet press release for more information.