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Improving Understanding of Lahars through ASTER

Learn how NASA's ASTER data helps monitor and understand lahars, offering essential data for hazard assessment and mitigation efforts.

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April 26, 2016

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Tsunami Recovery, Sand Dunes, and Water Tables

Explore how satellite data helped assess rice crop recovery after the 2011 Japan tsunami, analyze sand dune structures in Namibia, and link groundwater levels to vegetation in China’s arid regions.

Data in Action

Feb. 10, 2016

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Applying NASA Data to Wildfire Recovery, Flood Risk, and Wildlife Conservation

NASA DEVELOP teams used MODIS and ASTER data to address wildfire impacts, flooding risks, and wildlife conservation through remote sensing.

Data in Action

Nov. 18, 2015

View of Viruá megafan using ASTER bands 3, 2, 1 (RGB). In this band combination, campinarana appear bluish-green and the adjacent forest is red.

Habitat Change, Wetland Mapping, and Floodplain Monitoring

Discover how NASA data support amphibian habitat mapping, classification of Amazonian wetland vegetation, and flood regime monitoring in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.

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Oct. 28, 2015

The Chandeleur Barrier Islands: Hurricane Katrina 10 Years Later

Examining changes and recovery of the Chandeleur Barrier Islands post-Hurricane Katrina using remote sensing data.

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Aug. 26, 2015

drought severity index (DSI) for Uruguay in March 2015, it combines MODIS LST (MOD11A2), MODIS spectral bands (MOD09A1) to form an NDWI, and NOAA precipitation data to create a map showing the level of drought severity throughout the country

Monitoring Drought in Uruguay Using Earth Data

See how a NASA DEVELOP team used MODIS data to create a drought-monitoring tool to benefit the agriculture and energy sectors.

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July 1, 2015

Decades of Dormancy: Calbuco Awakens

Discover how researchers used NASA remote sensing data to analyze the eruption of Calbuco Volcano and its impact on the surrounding environment.

Data in Action

May 29, 2015

An infrared false color composite ASTER image of the Todhia Arable Farm in Saudi Arabia.

Desert Agriculture, Frost Risk, and Land Cover Change

Learn how NASA data can inform crop decisions in desert areas, help farmers predict frost events, and understand why land change trends occur.

Data in Action

April 29, 2015

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Seeing Earth in a New Light

Infrared data from NASA’s satellites and other sources offer researchers views of Earth’s hidden or obscured features and processes.

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Sept. 26, 2022

UPDATE: Terra Data and Imagery Outage Starting 10 October 2022

There will be a data and imagery outage in GIBS and Worldview starting October 10, 2022. MOPITT NRT imagery will be unavailable starting October 3.

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Sept. 22, 2022

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Request for Information: NASA's Terra, Aqua, and Aura Drifting Orbits Workshop

Responding to this RFI by October 11 via NSPIRES is an opportunity for you to express your perspective on the value of continuing NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) observations, and the unique scientific contributions and applications that could result from continuing Terra, Aqua, and Aura observations through the next several years of orbital drift.

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Sept. 15, 2022

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VIIRS Instruments Become More Essential As Terra and Aqua Drift from their Traditional Orbits

With the eventual retirement of the Terra and Aqua platforms, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments will take the lead in daily Earth observations.

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May 18, 2022

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Improving Understanding of Lahars through ASTER

Tsunami Recovery, Sand Dunes, and Water Tables

Applying NASA Data to Wildfire Recovery, Flood Risk, and Wildlife Conservation

Habitat Change, Wetland Mapping, and Floodplain Monitoring

The Chandeleur Barrier Islands: Hurricane Katrina 10 Years Later

Monitoring Drought in Uruguay Using Earth Data

Decades of Dormancy: Calbuco Awakens

Desert Agriculture, Frost Risk, and Land Cover Change

ASTER News

Seeing Earth in a New Light

UPDATE: Terra Data and Imagery Outage Starting 10 October 2022

Request for Information: NASA's Terra, Aqua, and Aura Drifting Orbits Workshop

VIIRS Instruments Become More Essential As Terra and Aqua Drift from their Traditional Orbits

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