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MODIS Dark Target aerosol data image overlain on GOES dark target aerosol data image.

New GEO-LEO Dark Target Aerosol Data Product Suite

The Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) – Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) Dark Target Aerosol product suite enables users to track rapid changes and movements in smoke and dust plumes that can severely impact air quality.
News
March 19, 2024
This is an image showing simulated chlorophyll concentrations in the ocean on March 21, 2022. The image has a black background. Regions colored in blue represent areas of low chlorophyll concentration, green are medium, and red areas have high levels. The image has strips of black running through the colored areas from the upper left to the lower right to show PACE’s orbital track around the globe and places across the ocean where it has not scanned.

Preparing for PACE Data

Simulated data help Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) users prepare a day in the life of the new satellite.
Feature Article
Feb. 28, 2024
Dr. Philip Brodrick stands before a mountainous and forested landscape.

Dr. Philip Brodrick

NASA has long used imaging spectroscopy to peer into space. Now, scientists are using the technology to take a closer look at Earth.
Data User Story
Feb. 15, 2024
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Building Better Dust Detection

Dust is a major hazard, and it is imperative that societies are prepared for the onset of these storms to minimize economic loss and save lives.
Blog
Dec. 7, 2023
True color corrected reflectance image overlaid with aerosol optical thickness showing high aerosol optical depth over India on 15 November 2023 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite

High Aerosol Optical Depth over India

True color corrected reflectance image acquired Nov 15, 2023, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite and overlaid with aerosol optical thickness values.
Worldview Image of the Week
Nov. 16, 2023
Dr. Gonzalo González Abad, an Atmospheric Physicist at the Center for Astrophysics, sits at a desk in his office. He is wearing a green collared shirt and behind him is a computer monitor showing code used to manipulate data.

Dr. Gonzalo González Abad

NASA Earth science data help Dr. Gonzalo González Abad produce retrievals of formaldehyde and other atmospheric trace gases.
Data User Story
Oct. 26, 2023
image of cloud over circuit board

All Historical Data from NASA's LAADS DAAC Now in the Cloud

The migration of historical satellite data from NASA's Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System Distributed Active Archive Center (LAADS DAAC) to the Earthdata Cloud brings new efficiencies to using these data.
News
Oct. 18, 2023
image of clouds in the atmosphere

ACTIVATE Data Workshop 2023

Join NASA's Aerosol Cloud Meteorology Interactions Over the Western Atlantic Experiment (ACTIVATE) science team for a free and open hybrid data workshop Nov 13-15, 2023.
Event
Sept. 30, 2023
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