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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
Read highlights from the Spring/Summer 20214 term of NASA's DEVELOP program.
Data in Action
Oct. 21, 2014
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
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
Learn about intensified coastal warming along central-to-southern California in 2014 using satellite sea surface temperature imagery.
Data in Action
Sept. 4, 2014
NASA’s SWOT satellite will measure sea level height variations on spatial scales down to a few kilometers.
Data in Action
Aug. 17, 2013
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
An examination of satellite data provides information on the oceanographic conditions that may have been conducive to intense algal blooms.
Data in Action
Oct. 24, 2011
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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
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
Water is a finite resource, and the availability of freshwater can have major social impacts. Dr. Eric Sproles uses Earth observing data as part of his studies into water’s eco-social effects.
Data User Story
Jan. 7, 2021
A new generation reconnects with greener pastures.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
The fate of older sea ice in the Arctic may be key to the future of polar bears.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
A tiny organism and its tenants make an unexpected appearance.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
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