INjected Smoke and PYRocumulonimbus Experiment

NASA Earth Venture Suborbital-4 flight project studying how extreme wildfires generate pyrocumulonimbus clouds, inject smoke into the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere, and alter atmospheric composition and radiation using ER-2, GV, ground, satellite, and modeling observations.

Identity

Aliases: INSPYREINSPYRE Science TeamInjected Smoke and PYRocumulonimbus Experiment
Domains: spaceflight
Name: INjected Smoke and PYRocumulonimbus Experiment
Status: active
Types: researchoperationsscience

Details

Description: NASA Earth Venture Suborbital-4 flight project studying how extreme wildfires generate pyrocumulonimbus clouds, inject smoke into the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere, and alter atmospheric composition and radiation using ER-2, GV, ground, satellite, and modeling observations.
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Creation Time: August 13, 2026 at 22:07:17 UTC
Updated Time: August 13, 2026 at 22:10:28 UTC

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Official Urls: https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/earth/projects/697/https://espo.nasa.gov/inspyre/https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/new-nasa-earth-missions-gear-up-to-start-science-flights/