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The image above shows part of an updated International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) dataset.

Transcending Boundaries

Tracking net primary productivity (NPP) helps us know the condition of Earth's land surface and have better appreciation for ecosystem processes.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Earthdata graphic identifier on top of map of Earth and binary code

The UARS Cornucopia: A Legacy of Research

The goal of NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is to understand the chemistry, dynamics, and energy balance above the troposphere, as well as the coupling between these processes and between regions of the atmosphere.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
The icon of the First International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project

The Magic of Water

Soil moisture is one of the components of land-surface evapotranspiration, and is a required parameter for evaporation calculations.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
This false-color SeaWiFS image, acquired on October 6, 2002, shows a phytoplankton bloom off the California coast.

The Incredible Glowing Algae

Phytoplankton blooms occur in all the Earth’s oceans when nutrient and sunlight conditions are right.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Periodic flooding in the Mississippi Valley can affect residents as far north as Minnesota and as far south as Louisiana. In May 2001, the Mississippi River flooded this house south of Red Wing, Minnesota.

The Flood Hunters

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.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
CZCS image of the southwest African coast, showing the high productivity of the Benguela upwelling zone and associated features of the Benguela current, 1980.

The Color of Disease

Harmful algal blooms appear to increase in intensity, duration, and extent.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Damage from a category 5 typhoon completely wiped out a coconut and breadfruit plantation in the Caroline Islands, located east of the Philippines in the Pacific Ocean.

Stirring up Life

Using data from three satellite instruments, researchers find that a tropical cyclone had a significant effect on phytoplankton production in the South China Sea.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Panoramic view of the Andes Mountains, Chile and Argentina, showing wisps of cirrus clouds

Stars, Clouds, Crops

For more than 400 years, Andean mountain people in Peru and Bolivia have forecasted the most auspicious time to plant potatoes by stargazing.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
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