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MODIS image of foliage color in the Appalachian mountains

Why Do Leaves Change Color?

Learn how MODIS vegetation indices can be used to monitor variations in global vegetation conditions, such as seasonal leaf changes.

Data in Action

Dec. 23, 2014

land surface temperature (Layer 1, MOD11A2) over the Sahara desert

Disease Risk, Moisture and Water Stress, and Greenness Trends

Explore how MODIS data supports research on tick-borne disease spread in Kansas, water stress in African rangelands, and long-term greenness trends in Alaska’s boreal ecosystems.

Data in Action

Oct. 28, 2014

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DEVELOP Participants Use NASA Data to Bridge the Gap Between Science and Society

Read highlights from the Spring/Summer 20214 term of NASA's DEVELOP program.

Data in Action

Oct. 21, 2014

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Access AIRS data from GES DISC via OPeNDAP

Learn how to access and visualize Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) grid data from NASA's Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) in Python.

Data Recipe

Oct. 2, 2014

Hurricane Ivan: 10 Years Later

ASTER data are used to evaluate the affects of Hurricane Ivan, a unique and destructive storm, after making two U.S. landfalls.

Data in Action

Sept. 30, 2014

sea surface temperature showing warming temperatures along the southern California coast

Unusual Summertime Warming Off the California Coast

Learn about intensified coastal warming along central-to-southern California in 2014 using satellite sea surface temperature imagery.

Data in Action

Sept. 4, 2014

SWOT data over the Santa Barbara channel

Sampling the Submesoscale Ocean in the Santa Barbara Channel

NASA’s SWOT satellite will measure sea level height variations on spatial scales down to a few kilometers.

Data in Action

Aug. 17, 2013

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Warming Off the Peruvian Coast: Potential consequences and implications

Sea surface temperature anomalies in the Eastern Pacific have shown a recent warming, a known precursor to El Niño conditions in the Equatorial Pacific.

Data in Action

May 21, 2012

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Ateca Fire, Spain on July 19, 2022 (Aqua/MODIS)

Fire Near Ateca, Northeastern Spain

Image captured on Jul 19, 2022, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite.

Worldview Image of the Week

July 19, 2022

A screenshot showing a portion of the FIRMS active fire map showing ultra real-time data

Wildfire Detection in the US and Canada Within a Minute of Satellite Observation

FIRMS recently integrated ultra real-time MODIS and VIIRS active fire data from multiple direct readout ground stations in the continental United States.

Blog

July 14, 2022

New Daily and Monthly Combined Aqua and Terra MODIS Cloud Properties Product

A new Combined Aqua and Terra MODIS Cloud Properties product is available at NASA's LAADS DAAC for both daily and monthly datasets.

News

June 30, 2022

Map of Greenland showing location of new polar bear population

Scientists Discover a Polar Bear Subpopulation

NASA Earth observation data contributed to the discovery of a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears in Southeast Greenland.

Feature Article

June 23, 2022

Dust Storm over Iraq

Image captured on May 16, 2022 by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite.

Worldview Image of the Week

May 26, 2022

Changes to Chlorophyll a Layers

Update Your Bookmarks: We are no longer processing the "Chlorophyll a Terra/MODIS" (MODIS_Terra_Chlorophyll_A) and "Chlorophyll a Aqua/MODIS" (MODIS_Aqua_Chlorophyll_A). Comparable layers are available for Terra/MODIS, Aqua/MODIS and now, Suomi NPP/VIIRS.

Blog

May 19, 2022

NASA’s ESMO Project Plays a Large Role in Aqua’s Two Decades in Orbit

Along with NASA engineers, NASA’s Earth Science Mission Operations (ESMO) Project is credited with Aqua’s remarkable longevity in space

Feature Article

May 19, 2022

Fires on Eastern Coast of South Korea

Image captured on Mar 5, 2022 by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite.

Worldview Image of the Week

May 18, 2022

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Why Do Leaves Change Color?

Disease Risk, Moisture and Water Stress, and Greenness Trends

DEVELOP Participants Use NASA Data to Bridge the Gap Between Science and Society

Access AIRS data from GES DISC via OPeNDAP

Hurricane Ivan: 10 Years Later

Unusual Summertime Warming Off the California Coast

Sampling the Submesoscale Ocean in the Santa Barbara Channel

Warming Off the Peruvian Coast: Potential consequences and implications

Aqua News

Fire Near Ateca, Northeastern Spain

Wildfire Detection in the US and Canada Within a Minute of Satellite Observation

New Daily and Monthly Combined Aqua and Terra MODIS Cloud Properties Product

Scientists Discover a Polar Bear Subpopulation

Dust Storm over Iraq

Changes to Chlorophyll a Layers

NASA’s ESMO Project Plays a Large Role in Aqua’s Two Decades in Orbit

Fires on Eastern Coast of South Korea

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