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Aqua Resources
Earthdata resources for users working with NASA’s Aqua data include tutorials and other learning resources, news announcements such as instrument updates and data releases, user guides and related documents, and frequently asked questions.
Aqua Learning Resources
Read highlights from the Spring/Summer 20214 term of NASA's DEVELOP program.
Data in Action
Oct. 21, 2014
Learn how to access and visualize Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) grid data from NASA's Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) in Python.
Data Recipe
Oct. 2, 2014
ASTER data are used to evaluate the affects of Hurricane Ivan, a unique and destructive storm, after making two U.S. landfalls.
Data in Action
Sept. 30, 2014
Learn about intensified coastal warming along central-to-southern California in 2014 using satellite sea surface temperature imagery.
Data in Action
Sept. 4, 2014
NASA’s SWOT satellite will measure sea level height variations on spatial scales down to a few kilometers.
Data in Action
Aug. 17, 2013
Sea surface temperature anomalies in the Eastern Pacific have shown a recent warming, a known precursor to El Niño conditions in the Equatorial Pacific.
Data in Action
May 21, 2012
An examination of satellite data provides information on the oceanographic conditions that may have been conducive to intense algal blooms.
Data in Action
Oct. 24, 2011
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The fate of older sea ice in the Arctic may be key to the future of polar bears.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
A new generation reconnects with greener pastures.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
A tiny organism and its tenants make an unexpected appearance.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Satellite data help sea-going oceanographers pursue an elusive ocean layer.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Mapping stormwater runoff in Southern California helps keep toxins at bay.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Forests fill the air with more than just a fresh scent.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Microscopic plastics infiltrate Arctic sea ice with unknown consequences for the ecosystem.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
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