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The image above shows how researchers selected global eight-kilometer AVHRR Pathfinder data from the Goddard Space Flight Center DAAC to perform their studies on carbon storage and plant growth.

Carbon Conundrum

An increase in global temperatures affects the rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
The MISR instrument captured this image of an actinoform cloud on November 16, 2001.

Cloudy with a Chance of Drizzle

By analyzing data from the MISR instrument, scientists discover that a unique type of cloud formation is much more prevalent than was previously believed.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
A series of severe storms during the 1998 El Niño eroded much of the coastline near Pacifica, California.

Clouds in the Balance

The strongest El Niño event on record triggered a radical change in cloud structure.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
The Sage II Image above shows Aerosol Optical was uploaded on February 19th, 2013

Clouds in a Clear Sky

Visualization of thin cirrus clouds provides possibilities for understanding water vapor dynamics
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
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.
Feature Article
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.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
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