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Earthdata resources for users working with NASA’s Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) instrument include tutorials and other learning resources, news announcements such as instrument updates and data releases, user guides and related documents, and frequently asked questions.

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Infrared Global Geostationary Composite Quick View

Use a Python script to convert Infrared Global Geostationary Composite McIDAS data into PNG format and display the infrared composite as an image outside of McIDAS software.

Data Recipe

Dec. 1, 2022

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ECCO Helps Validate New Field of Seismic Ocean Thermometry

Datasets from the Estimating the Circulation of the Ocean (ECCO) project can transform ocean temperature monitoring.

Data in Action

May 26, 2021

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From Pixels to Products: An Overview of Satellite Remote Sensing

The webinar introduces satellite remote sensing, radiance conversion, image classification, and geophysical product creation, and more.

Webinar

Jan. 29, 2021

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Annual Progression of Global Vegetation with NASA MEaSUREs VIP

This visualization shows 34 years of Earth's seasonal vegetation changes, driven by its orbit and tilt, using NASA's MEaSUREs Vegetation Index and Phenology (VIP) Version 4 collection.

Tutorial

Nov. 22, 2016

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Sensing Our Planet: NASA Earth Science Research Features 2015

Read stories from the 2015 issue of Sensing our Planet to learn about the many uses of MODIS data distributed by LP DAAC.

Data in Action

June 1, 2016

How Can Ocean Currents Help With Finding a Missing Plane?

NASA's OSCAR data were used to analyze ocean currents to track debris fields for Malaysian Airlines flight 370.

Data in Action

April 4, 2014

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Dr. Robert Wright

Data available from NASA’s LP DAAC helps scientists like Dr. Robert Wright develop systems for autonomously detecting volcanic eruptions from space.

Data User Story

Oct. 20, 2021

From Pixels to Products: An Overview of Satellite Remote Sensing

The webinar introduces satellite remote sensing, radiance conversion, image classification, and geophysical product creation, and more.

Webinar

Jan. 29, 2021

A plastic particle smaller than five millimeters (about a fifth of an inch) is defined as a microplastic, but many microplastics are too small to be seen with the naked eye.

Unwelcome Enrichment in the Arctic

Microscopic plastics infiltrate Arctic sea ice with unknown consequences for the ecosystem.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

The Mysterious Lives of Leatherbacks

Knowing how leatherback sea turtles migrate could keep them safer.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

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Infrared Global Geostationary Composite Quick View

ECCO Helps Validate New Field of Seismic Ocean Thermometry

From Pixels to Products: An Overview of Satellite Remote Sensing

Annual Progression of Global Vegetation with NASA MEaSUREs VIP

Sensing Our Planet: NASA Earth Science Research Features 2015

How Can Ocean Currents Help With Finding a Missing Plane?

AVHRR News

Dr. Robert Wright

From Pixels to Products: An Overview of Satellite Remote Sensing

Unwelcome Enrichment in the Arctic

The Mysterious Lives of Leatherbacks

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