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Land Surface News
Articles, resources, and announcements from Land Surface.
Join the NASA Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) Applications Team on Nov 16, 2022, for the ICESat-2 Atmospheric Applications and Forging Multi-mission Solutions Focus Session.
News
Nov. 7, 2022
NASA Earth observation data contributed to the discovery of a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears in Southeast Greenland.
Feature Article
June 23, 2022
Image captured on Apr 2, 2022 by the MSI instrument aboard ESA's Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B satellites.
Worldview Image of the Week
May 19, 2022
Image captured on Mar 24, 2022 by the OLI instrument aboard the Landsat 8 satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
May 19, 2022
Image captured on Apr 28, 2022 by the MSI instrument aboard the ESA (European Space Agency) Sentinel-2A and -2B satellites.
Worldview Image of the Week
May 19, 2022
With the eventual retirement of the Terra and Aqua platforms, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instruments will take the lead in daily Earth observations.
Feature Article
May 18, 2022
Image captured on Jan 15, 2022, by the ABI instrument aboard the GOES-West satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Feb. 1, 2022
Data from NASA’s ORNL DAAC helps scientists like Dr. Kevin Schaefer detect climate-induced thawing of permafrost throughout the Arctic.
Data User Story
Jan. 31, 2022
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