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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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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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