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Publications Citing Terra Data

Browse a list of academic papers that cite data provided by NASA’s Terra satellite.

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Improved land mask for satellite remote sensing of oceans and inland waters Reflectance, Total Surface Water
Impact of land-use change on ecosystem services in Africa's Great Green Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Plant Phenology, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Topographical Relief Maps, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM)
Impacts of Climate Change and Human Activities on Global Mountain Grasslands: Insights Into the Last Two Decades and Future Climate Scenarios Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Increased spread of global flash droughts threatens vegetation productivity resilience Primary Production, Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Gross Primary Production (gpp), Reflectance
Increased surface water evaporation loss induced by reservoir development on the Loess Plateau Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps
Lake Unloading Drives Fault Slip and Rift Asymmetry in Southern Tibet Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps, Reforestation, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Permafrost, Rock Glaciers, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Motion/Ice Sheet Motion, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Glaciers, Ice Sheets, Icebergs, Ice Deformation, Ice Depth/Thickness, Ice Edges, Ice Extent, Ice Floes, Ice Growth/Melt, Ice Roughness, Ice Temperature, Ice Types, Icebergs, Leads, Pack Ice, Polynyas, Reflectance, Sea Ice Motion, Ice Extent, Ice Growth/Melt, Ice Motion, Ice Velocity, Lake Ice, Permafrost, River Ice, Snow Cover, Landslides, Aeolian Landforms, Coastal Landforms, Fluvial Landforms, Glacial Landforms, Karst Landforms, Tectonic Landforms, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Landscape Ecology, Landscape Patterns, Landscape Processes, Reforestation, Surface Roughness, Topographic Effects, Barrier Islands, Beaches, Deltas, Dunes, Estuaries, Fjords, Inlets, Lagoons, Mangroves, Marshes, Rocky Coasts, Shorelines, Wind Waves, Surface Winds, Ice Deformation, Ice Depth/Thickness, Ice Edges, Ice Extent, Ice Floes, Ice Roughness, Ice Types, Icebergs, Leads, Pack Ice, Polynyas, Sea Ice Motion, Glacial Landforms, Caldera, Cinder Cone, Faults, Folds, Geyser, Graben, Horst, Lava Dome, Lava Plain, Maar, Mountains, Plateau, Ridge, Rift Valley, Tuya, Volcano, Tectonic Landforms, Earthquakes, Plate Tectonics, Volcanic Activity, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Motion/Ice Sheet Motion, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Glaciers, Ice Sheets, Icebergs, Ice Extent, Ice Growth/Melt, Ice Motion, Ice Velocity, Lake Ice, Permafrost, River Ice
Land Surface Heterogeneity Captured by Topography-Based Subgrid Precipitation Amount, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Shortwave Radiation, Snow Water Equivalent, Vapor Pressure, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Land surface information from satellites boost near-surface temperature forecast skill Emissivity, Land Surface Temperature
Largescale characterization of horizontal forest structure from remote sensing optical images Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Topographical Relief Maps
Latitudinal patterns and processes shaping temperate forest stability Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Latitudinal variation in temperature dominance of domestic water use Population Size, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Large lake buffers regional extreme heat and surface energy under the 2022 record-breaking heatwave in China Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Satellite-Derived NDVI Predicts Forage Availability in a Wild Ungulate Plant Phenology, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Satellite-driven modelling of NO2 and PM2.5 across Germany (2019-2024): Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Scalable sub-meter mapping of woody vegetation and structures across California's heterogeneous landscape using deep learning Urban Lands, Land Use/Land Cover, Urbanization/Urban Sprawl, Infrastructure, Canopy Characteristics, Evergreen Vegetation, Crown, Deciduous Vegetation, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Satellite-based detection of agricultural flash droughts and associated vegetation responses in southeastern South America Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity, Evapotranspiration, Latent Heat Flux, Reflectance, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Surface Soil Moisture
Satellite-Based Fraction of Available Water Reveals Soil Moisture Deficits Preceding Major Wildfires Vegetation Water Content, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Skin Temperature, Fire Ecology, Biomass Burning, Wildfires, Fire Occurrence, Burned Area, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Surface Soil Moisture, RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Topographical Relief Maps, Plant Phenology, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Brightness Temperature, SIGMA NAUGHT
Sea surface temperature trends in the Aegean sea (20082024): from spatiotemporal warming patterns to a Spatial heat vulnerability index Sea Surface Temperature
Seasonal agricultural vulnerability in semi-arid Morocco: combining remote sensing and farmer knowledge to inform climate adaptation Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Satellite-based species-level monitoring of mangrove phenology and climate responses using EVI and lagged environmental correlations (20132024) Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity
Revisiting the Urban Heat and Pollution Islands over the Kolkata Metropolitan Area, India Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Albedo, Anisotropy, Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity, Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Runoff from Greenland's firn areawhy do MODIS, RCMs and a firn model disagree? Ice Velocity, Reflectance, Albedo, Snow Cover
Salt fingers contribute substantially to diapycnal oxygen transport into the oxygen minimum zone of the eastern South Pacific Sea Surface Temperature
Rapid deglacial retreat of a regional scale ice stream and late Holocene readvance in Vincennes Bay, east Antarctica Basins, Coastline, Grounding Line, Ice Shelves
Rapid Loss of Terrestrial Ecosystem Multifunctionality in China on a Century Scale Biomass, Forests, Grasslands, Alpine/Tundra, Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Vegetation Productivity