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PO.DAAC Coding Club Helps Scientists Transition to the Cloud

Coding club meetings aim to increase users’ comfort with coding and help them get started with cloud computing.

Feature Article

Aug. 12, 2022

Aqua Turns 20

Since 2002, NASA’s Aqua satellite has orbited the Earth more than 100,000 times, and produced one of the longest near-continuous records of Earth observation data ever assembled.

Feature Article

May 17, 2022

Solving the Data Puzzle of Sea Level Rise

The new Sea Level Change Data Pathfinder highlights the different datasets used to piece together the status and drivers of sea level rise.

Feature Article

Feb. 18, 2022

microplastic concentration number density over the period of 16 August 2018 to 22 May 2024, produced using the CYGNSS Level 3 Ocean Microplastic Concentration Version 3.2 dataset

Tracking Ocean Plastic From Space

Researchers are using satellite data and machine learning to map microplastic concentrations across the ocean.

Feature Article

Jan. 31, 2022

2021 Summer Interns Deliver on Important Projects Despite Continued Pandemic Restrictions

ESDIS Project, CSDA Program, and EOSDIS DAAC interns advance critical NASA initiatives and gain valuable workplace experience while working remotely.

Feature Article

Jan. 3, 2022

COVERAGE image showing ocean with colors indicating ocean temperatures.

NASA and CEOS Team Up to Provide New Data User Communities with COVERAGE

CEOS' online platform makes it easier for new users to find, visualize, and analyze remotely sensed and in-situ data on marine ecosystems.

Feature Article

Dec. 8, 2021

Earthdata graphic identifier on top of map of Earth and binary code

2021 Cloud Hackathon Teaches Scientists How to Work with Cloud-Based Data

Mentors from the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAAC) helped scientists improve their skills using NASA cloud-based Earth science data.

Feature Article

Dec. 7, 2021

New Saildrone Dataset at NASA’s PO.DAAC

Data from the Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign (ATOMIC) shed new light on ocean-atmosphere interactions.

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July 13, 2021

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PO.DAAC Coding Club Helps Scientists Transition to the Cloud

Aqua Turns 20

Solving the Data Puzzle of Sea Level Rise

Tracking Ocean Plastic From Space

2021 Summer Interns Deliver on Important Projects Despite Continued Pandemic Restrictions

NASA and CEOS Team Up to Provide New Data User Communities with COVERAGE

2021 Cloud Hackathon Teaches Scientists How to Work with Cloud-Based Data

New Saildrone Dataset at NASA’s PO.DAAC

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