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All across the planet, NASA Earth science data are used to meet real-world challenges.
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NASA's Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) surveyed lightning flashes of all shapes, sizes, and radiances across the tropics.
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NASA's Global Hydrology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GHRC DAAC) has released 10 different gridded lightning climatology datasets.
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NASA climatology datasets have revealed Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, as the peak lightning hotspot on Earth.
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Studying the mechanics of lake effect snow helps researchers better understand water/land contrasts across snowfall bands.
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What is the 3D structure of falling snow and how does its variability affect remotely sensed retrievals?
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Explore how NASA's data provide critical insights into curbing China's dust, mapping Antarctic geology, and understanding Australian grasslands through these publication highlights.
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Researchers use the MODIS Vegetation Continuous Fields data product to quantify tree cover losses and gains in Eastern China.
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Read publication highlights that detail how NASA data are used to monitor fuel moisture in Hawaii, glacier change in Alaska, and ice cap albedo in Iceland, providing crucial environmental insights.