An atmospheric analysis was a type of tricorder scan of the atmosphere that could be performed from a planet's surface. This form of analysis included a standard magnetic sweep. Twenty-second century Earth Starfleet probes were also capable of performing an atmospheric analysis, as was performed by a probe sent to the planet Paraagan II from the starship Enterprise NX-01 in 2152. The probe analysis was able to determine that the air near the surface of the planet was filled with traces of borocarbons. (ENT: "Shockwave")