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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

Introduction to Remote Sensing for Conservation Management

This ARSET training focuses on regional and global observation resources for conservation management.

Training

May 5 - June 2, 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

Impacts of the Largest Dam in China on the Local Vegetation Cover

Researchers used MODIS and ASTER data to analyze how the Three Gorges Dam's construction altered vegetation along the Yangtze River's riparian zones.

Data in Action

April 29, 2015

The Afar Triangle: 15 Years of ASTER Imagery

See how scientists used ASTER thermal infrared imagery to study Ethiopia's volcanically active Afar Triangle.

Data in Action

March 25, 2015

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Sensing Our Planet: NASA Earth Science Research Features 2014

Read stories from the 2014 issue of Sensing our Planet to learn about the many uses of MODIS data distributed by LP DAAC.

Data in Action

March 18, 2015

MODIS satellite image of flooding along the Shire River

Flooding of the Shire River

MODIS data captured the extensive flooding of the Shire River in Malawi and Mozambique, caused by unusually heavy rains and a tropical cyclone.

Data in Action

Feb. 15, 2015

Predicting Codling Moth Distribution Shifts in Washington State

NASA's Northwest U.S. Agriculture Team used MODIS data to calculate the growing degree days of the codling moth.

Data in Action

Feb. 14, 2015

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Wilkinkarra/Lake Mackay, Australia

Image captured on 11 January 2021, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite.

Worldview Image of the Week

Jan. 19, 2021

Inner Niger Delta and Niger River, Mali on 3 January 2021 (Aqua/MODIS) - Feature Grid

Inland Niger Delta and Niger River, Mali

Image captured on 3 January 2021, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Aqua satellite.

Worldview Image of the Week

Jan. 11, 2021

Dr. Thomas A. Herring

The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) enables the precise location of points on Earth’s surface. For geodesists like Dr. Herring, it also is a key geodetic technique for his studies of surface deformation processes.

Data User Story

Jan. 7, 2021

Dr. Steven Massie

Aerosols have a huge impact on climate and human health. Dr. Steven Massie uses remotely-sensed data to better understand these impacts and improve how aerosols are detected by Earth observing satellites.

Data User Story

Jan. 7, 2021

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Decades of Dormancy: Calbuco Awakens

Introduction to Remote Sensing for Conservation Management

Desert Agriculture, Frost Risk, and Land Cover Change

Impacts of the Largest Dam in China on the Local Vegetation Cover

The Afar Triangle: 15 Years of ASTER Imagery

Sensing Our Planet: NASA Earth Science Research Features 2014

Flooding of the Shire River

Predicting Codling Moth Distribution Shifts in Washington State

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Wilkinkarra/Lake Mackay, Australia

Inland Niger Delta and Niger River, Mali

Dr. Thomas A. Herring

Dr. Steven Massie

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