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Data in Action
All across the planet, NASA Earth science data are used to meet real-world challenges.
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NASA Earth observation data is used to map urban heat patterns in Munich, predict wildfire risk in Sardinia using vegetation phenology, and identify archaeological resource networks in Peru.
Aug. 5, 2015
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See how MODIS data are used to determine areas susceptible to water-stress to show the relative health of the vegetation compared to the same area with healthy vegetation.
June 25, 2015
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Discover how researchers used NASA remote sensing data to analyze the eruption of Calbuco Volcano and its impact on the surrounding environment.
May 29, 2015
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Learn how NASA data can inform crop decisions in desert areas, help farmers predict frost events, and understand why land change trends occur.
April 29, 2015
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Researchers used MODIS and ASTER data to analyze how the Three Gorges Dam's construction altered vegetation along the Yangtze River's riparian zones.
April 29, 2015
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See how scientists used ASTER thermal infrared imagery to study Ethiopia's volcanically active Afar Triangle.
March 25, 2015
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MODIS data captured the extensive flooding of the Shire River in Malawi and Mozambique, caused by unusually heavy rains and a tropical cyclone.
Feb. 15, 2015
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NASA's Northwest U.S. Agriculture Team used MODIS data to calculate the growing degree days of the codling moth.
Feb. 14, 2015
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