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The false color map of the North Pole above shows the percentage of the surface that was covered by ice on August 1, 1983

On Thin Ice

DMSP SSM/I Pathfinder EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures data enhance the feasibility of lake studies for scientists and climate modelers.
Feature Article
July 23, 2020
Nomadic people, such as this woman and her cattle, formed the pastoral society common in Kazakhstan before the Soviet Union converted thousands of acres to large-scale modern farm operations.

Notebook and Satellite

A simple tool helps a scientist open the remotely sense world to her students.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
Great Apes, like this silver-back gorilla in Uganda's Bwindi forest, are struggling to survive in the diminishing forests of Central Africa

Mapping the Changing Forests of Africa

A new biomass map of Africa will help answer a complex question: what are the global and local effects of land-use change in African forests?
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
The image above shows ocean images translating to a model

Lovely, Dark, and Deep

Scientists use TOPEX/Poseidon data to better gauge the impact of the ocean on climate change.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
This image of the Oates and Pennell Coasts of Antarctica, acquired by MODIS on December 3, 2002, shows several large polynyas.

Life in Icy Waters

Publication from NASA ESDIS describing research uses of data from EOSDIS - scientists use SSM/I data to locate Antarctic polynyas.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
The AVHRR image above shows Land Cover (Vegetative Use) for the Columbia Plateau in June 1993.

Laying the Groundwork

Scientists use Pathfinder AVHRR (PAL) data to study land cover.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
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