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This study analyzes 23,000 globally distributed wildfire smoke plume injection heights from MISR, stratified by region, biome, and month or season.
Data in Action
Oct. 10, 2018
Learn how scientists have used remote sensing data to support fish conservation in remote regions of Alaska.
Data in Action
Sept. 26, 2018
In Spring 2018, DEVELOP researchers used MODIS data to develop a mosquito tracking model to help prevent vector-borne diseases in Western Europe.
Data in Action
Aug. 29, 2018
This ARSET training focuses on areas of urban flooding that satellite data can track, including extreme precipitation and waterlogged and ponded surfaces.
Training
July 25 - Aug. 1, 2018
Remote sensing data's drought-indicating parameters are essential to manage the impact of water scarcities and minimize drought losses.
Data in Action
June 27, 2018
Learn how ASTER data are being used to study vegetation health and water in Africa.
Data in Action
May 23, 2018
This ARSET training covers the NASA data and tools useful for monitoring tropical storms.
Training
May 3-10, 2018
Discover how remote sensing data support water monitoring, wildfire risk modeling, and identification of optimal rainwater harvesting locations.
Data in Action
April 25, 2018
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Studying modern earthquakes that produce liquefaction can help better interpret the geologic record of liquefaction during past events.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
In the Alps, glaciers are retreating and disappearing every year, much to the dismay of mountain climbers, tourist agencies, and environmental researchers.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
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
Researchers map vegetation and analyze the heat island effect in the urban landscape.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
As wildlands shrink, scientists study the ecologies that people have tamed.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Remote sensing and meteorological data help forecast the health of a landscape.
Feature Article
July 23, 2020
Landowners and land managers monitor their land's health through a variety of methods. But what about people who own or manage millions of acres?
Feature Article
July 23, 2020
A simple tool helps a scientist open the remotely sense world to her students.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
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