Data User Profiles

Each profile demonstrates how and where Earth observation data are being used for research and applications.

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Life on Earth would not be possible without the help of phytoplankton. Dr. Priscila Kienteca Lange uses NASA ocean biology data to study the biomass and distribution of these microscopic organisms.

Knowing where species live in a particular region is only one piece of an ecological puzzle. You also need to know why they live where they do. Dr. Monica Papeş uses NASA Earth science data to find out.

More than half of Earth’s population lives in urban environments. NASA Earth science data help Dr. Kristy Tiampo explore the hazards that can impact these areas.

The global average sea level is rising. Dr. Philip Thompson uses NASA Earth science data to explore how—and when—this will affect vulnerable communities.

Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Pierre Kirstetter, for improving our understanding of precipitation and flooding.

Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Adam Storeygard, for economic studies of urbanization and development.

Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Lucy Hutyra, for studying the cycling of carbon, especially in urban environments.

Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Ludovic Brucker, for investigating climate-related changes in the cryosphere.

Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Paul Stackhouse, for developing new products for analyzing the global energy cycle and interfaces for using these data.

Who uses NASA Earth science data? David Mocko, for using land-surface models to study drought.

Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Piyush Agram, for developing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data products.

Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Bridget Seegers, for developing new ways to study water quality and track harmful algal blooms.