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Dr. Thomas A. Herring

The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) enables the precise location of points on Earth’s surface. For geodesists like Dr. Herring, it also is a key geodetic technique for his studies of surface deformation processes.

Data User Story

Jan. 7, 2021

NASA EOSDIS 2020 Data User Profile Yearbook Released

NASA EOSDIS 2020 Data User Profile Yearbook showcases scientists, researchers, managers, and educators and the datasets that make their work possible.

Data User Story

Jan. 4, 2021

In wetlands, water saturates the soil to form a shallow, aquatic ecosystem.

Where the Wetlands Are

A new map breaks down conservation borders.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

After a rainstorm, a loader removes trash with high concentrations of plastic at the mouth of the Los Angeles River in Long Beach, California.

Wasting Away

Mapping stormwater runoff in Southern California helps keep toxins at bay.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Lascar volcano in Chile is the most active volcano in the central Andes, with several eruptions occurring during the 1990s.

Silent Signals

Synthetic aperture radar data and scientists in detecting the ground deformation associated with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Researchers Matthew Pritchard and Gabriel Gonzalez examine a large crack caused by an earthquake in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.

Shake, Rattle, and Sink

Volcanoes find earthquakes quite unsettling.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

This forest in Bolivia once hosted diverse animals and plants, and protected rivers and streams from erosion.

Seeing the Forest for the Carbon

Researchers peer deep into tropical forests, weighing their status as climate balancers.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Methane seeps to the surface of this Arctic lake.

Leaking Lakes

Bubbles large and small signal changes in the Arctic and in Earth’s atmosphere.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

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Dr. Thomas A. Herring

NASA EOSDIS 2020 Data User Profile Yearbook Released

Where the Wetlands Are

Wasting Away

Silent Signals

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Seeing the Forest for the Carbon

Leaking Lakes

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