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Description

Join us for the Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) program's first lightning-style training designed to support the high demand and interest from the applications community in new NASA Earth observing technologies that can be used to support resource management. This webinar focuses on a NASA instrument that was launched and installed on the International Space Station (ISS) in Summer 2018: the ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS). 

Designed to study terrestrial ecosystems and plant water stress from the ISS, ECOSTRESS can also be used to better understand crop health, volcanoes, urban heat, wildland fires, coastal systems, and much more. 

The primary science and applications mission of ECOSTRESS is to address three critical questions around vegetation health and agriculture:

  1. How is the terrestrial biosphere responding to changes in water availability?
  2. How do changes in diurnal vegetation water stress impact the global carbon cycle?
  3. Can agricultural vulnerability be reduced through advanced monitoring of agricultural water consumptive use and improved drought estimation?
Access the Agenda (PDF, 0.3 MB)

Prerequisites

Objectives

By the end of this one-hour introduction, attendees will understand: 

  • What parameters are monitored by ECOSTRESS
  • How ECOSTRESS measurements are taken, including the spatial and temporal resolution of the data
  • How to access and download ECOSTRESS data via NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC)
  • Case study examples demonstrating the use of ECOSTRESS for land management applications

Target Audience

This training is designed for local, regional, state, federal, and non-governmental organizations involved in land management, drought monitoring, and agricultural applications.

Course Format

  • One 1-hour part

Sessions

Part 1: ECOSTRESS

Part 1 covers:

  • Introduction to ECOSTRESS
  • Data format, details, variables (resolution, etc.)
  • ECOSTRESS case study examples
  • Demonstration: ECOSTRESS data access via LPDAAC and AppEEARS
  • Question & Answer Session

Materials

Citation

(2019). ARSET - New Sensor Highlight: ECOSTRESS. NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET). https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/trainings/new-sensor-highlight-ecostress. 

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Details

Last Updated

Feb. 25, 2026

Published

Nov. 20, 2019

Data Center/Project

Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET)