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Recent maneuvers by NASA in February 2020 and March 2021 signal the eventual retirement of the agency's Terra and Aqua satellites, paving the way for the VIIRS instruments of the Joint Polar Satellite System to take the lead in providing critical Earth system observations.
Published Apr 6, 2022 10:08 AM
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Remote sensing and meteorological data help forecast the health of a landscape.
Published Feb 13, 2006 02:30 PM
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After more than 20 years in space, the five instruments aboard NASA’s Terra satellite continue their singular achievement of compiling a climate data record of Earth.
Published Jan 22, 2020 09:49 AM
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A new long-term archive of satellite data will help hydrologists monitor floods, allow aid agencies to pinpoint flood-prone regions, and provide information for modeling Earth's complex hydrologic cycles.
Published Feb 16, 2004 12:09 PM
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Can smoke spark severe tornadoes?
Published Sep 28, 2016 03:14 PM
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Today's forecast calls for atmospheric explosions and mercury rain.
Published Oct 11, 2013 04:04 PM
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A recent study reviewed the impact of satellite data in accurately forecasting the path of Hurricane Sandy. The study showed that AIRS NRT data from NASA’s polar-orbiting satellites significantly improve these predictions.
Published Jun 4, 2015 10:06 AM
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Hurricane researchers return, asking new questions.
Published Nov 14, 2011 11:39 AM
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Models that predict hurricanes use CAMEX, a series of hurricane field research investigations.
Published Feb 22, 2002 02:32 PM
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