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Data in Action
All across the planet, NASA Earth science data are used to meet real-world challenges.
Featured Data in Action
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The eBird project uses NASA data and observations from amateur birdwatchers to provide insights into the decline in avian populations throughout North America.
June 17, 2025
5 MIN READ
A comparison of aurora forecasts with actual satellite observations suggests VIIRS DNB data can enhance space weather prediction efforts.
May 30, 2025
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Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) solutions, such as Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS), assist agencies with their existing workflows and decision-making processes by creating actionable science.
Oct. 3, 2024
4 MIN READ
Sentinel-6 and Multi-Scale Ultra-High Resolution data reveal how Hurricane Helene rapidly intensified in the warm Gulf waters.
Oct. 3, 2024
3 MIN READ
Earth observation data help scientists accurately measure changes to Earth's month-to-month mass and the estimated amount of water beneath its surface.
Aug. 13, 2024
5 MIN READ
Research shows that coastal sea surface temperatures could be used as a proxy for detecting changes that are expected in the cycling of water between the oceans and continents.
April 18, 2024
2 MIN READ
SWOT presents opportunities and challenges in characterizing sea surface height anomalies.
March 14, 2024
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The SASSIE project aimed to determine if sea surface salinity variations generated by summer sea ice melt are an important predictor for sea ice advance in the fall.
Jan. 30, 2024
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SWOT data reveals the topography of the ocean surface at finer scales than ever before.
Dec. 7, 2023
3 MIN READ
Sea surface height data from the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich mission reveal complex interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere that affect global weather and climate such as El Niño.
Oct. 31, 2023
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