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The image above was acquired by the MODIS Airborne Simulator, flying aboard NASA's ER-2 aircraft, on Oct.17, 1995.

Blanket of Clouds

Measuring radiation fields during a cloud event to predict energy absorption in the atmosphere.
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July 21, 2020
The icon of the First International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project

Back from the Field

Researchers at ECMWF developed and tested a new surface model to reflect soil conditions.
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July 21, 2020
White dots indicate participating sites in the AmeriFlux network, part of the global FLUXNET program. (Image courtesy of AmeriFlux.

A View From Above

FLUXNET is a global network of research sites to measure regional carbon exchange.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
The image above shows Arctic sea ice from NASA SSM/I in 2011.

At the Edge

Extent of Arctic sea ice is seen as a sensitive indicator of climate change.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
Birds and other animals are often specially adapted to living in the cool, dark habitat below the thick rainforest canopy.

A Rainforest Divided

The Amazon rainforest is losing ground as human activity fragments the forests.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
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