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Photograph of Kyla Drushka

Dr. Kyla Drushka

Salinity data from NASA’s PO.DAAC helps Dr. Kyla Drushka investigate sea surface salinity and the circulation and structure of the ocean.

Data User Story

June 24, 2021

Dr. Xiaofeng Li

Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Xiaofeng Li, to study atmospheric and oceanic processes.

Data User Story

April 22, 2021

Canoes are moored at Playa de San Mateo del Mar on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Tracing the Tehuano

Researchers track a wild Mexican wind.

Feature Article

April 19, 2021

Curved barchan dunes and a straight seif dune lie in the north polar region of Mars, where the first significant change to sand dunes was detected in 2008.

Unearthly Dunes

Slow-moving landforms in Alaska decipher the frigid surface of Mars.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Wind speeds at a height of 80 meters (262 feet), or approximately the hub height of a turbine, indicate a viable wind resource in the study area.

The Power of a Brazilian Wind

Researchers discover that coastal winds could help change Brazil's energy portfolio.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Heavy winds and stormy seas cause the cargo ship Rena to run aground on October 5, 2011, spilling its cargo and eventually sinking.

Heavy Weather, High Seas

Can dangerous sea states be predicted?

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Hurricane Katrina's eyewall swirls in a photograph by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) P-3 hurricane hunter pilot on August 28, 2005, a day before the powerful storm slammed into the United States Gulf Coast.

Data More Powerful than Hurricanes

New ways of looking at data help storm forecasters and emergency managers solve challenges and prevent hurricane losses.

Feature Article

Dec. 27, 2020

This picture of the Hawaiian Islands was taken from the Shuttle Discovery in September 1988.

Little Islands, Big Wake

QuikSCAT and TOPEX help scientists notice the long wake near Hawaii.

Feature Article

July 22, 2020

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