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LAADS DAAC Transitioning to the Cloud—Overview and Data Access

Join us April 26 at 2 p.m., EDT [UTC -4], to learn about NASA's LAADS DAAC data migration to the cloud and what this means for data users regarding schedule and data access. A live demo of Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) direct access in the cloud will be provided.
Webinar
April 9, 2023
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Terra, Aqua, Aura Drifting Orbits Workshop

The virtual Terra, Aqua, Aura Drifting Orbits Workshop takes place Nov 1-2, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., EDT [UTC -4], each day. The workshop is free and registration is open to the public.
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Oct. 25, 2022
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In 1990, slow-moving pahoehoe lava from Kilauea Volcano gradually spread through the community of Kalapana, burning homes and covering parks, roads, and gardens. (Image courtesy of USGS)

Sensing Remote Volcanoes

In October 2001, a volcano in the remote South Sandwich Islands began spewing ash and lava. Less than 24 hours after the eruption began, a research team nearly 9,000 miles away was estimating how much energy the volcano was producing.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
The abandoned Copper River and Northwestern Railway near Strelna in south-central Alaska illustrates how building a railroad on permafrost thaw can cause the railroad bed to settle unevenly.

Riding the Permafrost Express

Researchers use innovative techniques to protect the newly constructed Qinghai-Xizang railroad across the Tibetan Plateau from permafrost.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Nomadic people, such as this woman and her cattle, formed the pastoral society common in Kazakhstan before the Soviet Union converted thousands of acres to large-scale modern farm operations.

Notebook and Satellite

A simple tool helps a scientist open the remotely sense world to her students.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
This image is a south view from the Skukuza FLUXNET tower in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

From the Ground Up

Science teams collaborate to validate MODIS land cover data, thereby improving data quality and increasing data accessibility.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
Photograph of cracks in the Larsen B Ice Shelf south of the Seal Nunataks on Mary 13, 2002

Fragment of its Former Shelf

The Larsen B Ice Shelf disintegrated within 35 days between January 31 and March 7, 2002.
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July 22, 2020
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