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OB.DAAC Joins NASA's EOSDIS Earthdata Forum

NASA's Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center has joined the Earthdata Forum, NASA's interactive platform that gives data users the chance to communicate with and learn from experts.
News
March 8, 2021
Between 2013 and 2016, a large mass of unusually warm ocean water--nicknamed the blob--dominated the North Pacific, indicated here by red, pink, and yellow colors

The Blob

Too much warmth and too little wind fueled a massive marine heat wave along the Pacific Coast.
Feature Article
March 1, 2021
The sun rises over a fishing platform in Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Islands) in the Java Sea.

From Indonesia to India

Researchers follow the wanderings of fresh water in the tropics.
Feature Article
March 1, 2021
Diagram of the EOSDIS Cloud architecture

2019 Cumulus Highlights

Efforts to migrate NASA EOSDIS data into the commercial cloud, an undertaking called Cumulus, made significant strides in 2019.
Feature Article
Feb. 25, 2021
Photograph of Tamarisk trees

Sensing Invasive Species From Space

Invasive species cost the U.S. economy approximately $120 billion a year and disrupt the dynamics of ecosystems. Researchers are increasingly using remote sensing to map where invasive species are and where they could spread in order to minimize their damage.
Feature Article
Feb. 25, 2021
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