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A screen capture from the LAADS DAAC's View Data tool showing aerosol optical depth data over central Africa.

Data Tool in Focus: View Data

The View Data tool lets users find and preview full-resolution MODIS and VIIRS atmospheric datasets prior to downloading.
Feature Article
Feb. 23, 2024
This is a satellite view of wildfires across a portion of the Amazon Rainforest. The image shows popcorn clouds and wispy streaks of fire smoke over the forest and winding Amazon River. Overlayed across the image are hundreds of small red dots to mark the location of fires identified by satellite sensors.

Improving Fire Detection in the Amazon

NASA researchers are tweaking algorithms and combining data from multiple satellites to track tropical forest fires in Brazil.
Feature Article
Feb. 1, 2024
An artist's conception of the TROPICS SmallSat constellation in space over a tropical cyclone

Provisional TROPICS Data Now Available

Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) Pathfinder data released.
Feature Article
Jan. 23, 2024
An image of Antarctica from OpenAltimetry showing the satellite tracks and data-acquisition points along the continent's surface.

Data Tool in Focus: OpenAltimetry

OpenAltimetry lets users explore changes on Earth’s surface around the globe and over time, and all they need is a web browser.
Feature Article
Dec. 20, 2023
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