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Dr. Howard Zebker

As a pioneer of interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR), Dr. Zebker wrote a number of the initial papers on the method.
Data User Story
July 21, 2021
Dr. Steven Bowman

Dr. Steve Bowman

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Data from NASA’s ASF DAAC helps scientists like Dr. Steve Bowman provide Utah’s citizens with timely scientific information about the state’s geologic hazards.
Data User Story
June 29, 2021
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ASF Celebrates 30 Years of Operations

The Alaska Satellite Facility has grown into a multi-antenna NASA satellite ground support facility and a NASA Distributed Active Archive Center with over 13PB of Earth observation data available to download.
News
June 1, 2021
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Dr. Franz Meyer

Talking about Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) with Dr. Franz Meyer, Chief Scientist, Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF)
Data User Story
May 12, 2021
Rowena Lohman, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Engineering, Cornell University

Rowena Lohman

Who Uses NASA Earth Science Data? Rowena Lohman, to study earthquake physics, satellite remote sensing, finite element modeling, ground displacements from a variety of anthropogenic and natural causes.
Data User Story
April 22, 2021
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Dr. Xiaofeng Li

Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Xiaofeng Li, to study atmospheric and oceanic processes.
Data User Story
April 22, 2021
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