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Learn how remote sensing helps classify minerals and identify faults, the effectiveness of an afforestation program, and assessing forests and grasslands disturbance.
Data in Action
May 20, 2016
Learn about ASTER products, how they can be applied to variety of studies, and how to access the data.
Webinar
May 6, 2016
Learn how NASA's ASTER data helps monitor and understand lahars, offering essential data for hazard assessment and mitigation efforts.
Data in Action
April 26, 2016
This ARSET training provides demonstrations and hands-on experience in using NASA remote sensing observations and flood mapping tools.
Training
March 16 - April 6, 2016
Explore how satellite data helped assess rice crop recovery after the 2011 Japan tsunami, analyze sand dune structures in Namibia, and link groundwater levels to vegetation in China’s arid regions.
Data in Action
Feb. 10, 2016
See how MODIS Leaf Area Index data are used to complement in situ data to evaluate seasonal changes in the relationship between canopy cover and photosynthesis.
Data in Action
Jan. 27, 2016
Waves and Satellites: Effect of El Niño on Big Wave Surfing
Data in Action
Jan. 25, 2016
Emergency teams use MODIS data to monitor the locations and sizes of wildfires, observe fire patterns and durations, and track burn scars to help prevent, manage, and predict fires.
Data in Action
Nov. 25, 2015
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Image captured on 20 April 2020, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Sept. 11, 2020
Image captured on 12 January 2017 by the VIIRS instrument, aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite. Snow cover data taken from the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Sept. 11, 2020
Image captured on 22 June 2019, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite.
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Sept. 11, 2020
Image captured on 23 March 2020, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite.
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Sept. 11, 2020
Image captured on 18 June 2017, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite.
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Aug. 31, 2020
Image captured on 12 November 2018, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite.
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Aug. 31, 2020
Image captured on 4 March 2019, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite.
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Aug. 31, 2020
Image captured on 9 October 2017, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Terra satellite.
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Aug. 31, 2020
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