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Posted inScience Updates

Putting Satellite Maps of Surface Water to Practical Use

by F. Hossain, A. Andral and M. Srinivasan 19 September 201715 March 2023

2nd SWOT Application User Workshop: Engaging the User Community for Advancing Societal Applications of the Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission, Reston, Virginia, 5–6 April 2017

Google Earth image displays data overlays showing ages of the ocean floor, together with tectonic plate boundaries.
Posted inScience Updates

A Grand Tour of the Ocean Basins

by D. G. De Paor 1 September 20174 November 2022

A new teaching resource facilitates plate tectonic studies using a Google Earth virtual guided tour of ocean basins around the world.

In September 2009, Typhoon Ketsana dropped 455 millimeters of rain on Manila in 24 hours, flooding the city.
Posted inNews

Mapping Dengue Fever Hazard with Machine Learning

by Tim Hornyak 14 June 201715 March 2023

Researchers develop a predictive software system to identify city-specific, dengue fever risk areas amid a global increase in cases.

Salt tectonics at work in this snip of a new hi-res seafloor map of the Gulf of Mexico, made from oil and gas industry data.
Posted inScience Updates

A 1.4-Billion-Pixel Map of the Gulf of Mexico Seafloor

by K. V. Kramer and W. W. Shedd 24 May 201729 September 2021

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management releases the highest-resolution bathymetry map of the region to date.

Aletsch glacier seen from Jungfraujoch.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Cosmic Muons Reveal the Land Hidden Under Ice

by Jenny Lunn 23 May 201730 September 2022

Scientists accurately map the shape of the bedrock beneath a glacier using a new technique.

Testing the bike-mag system across the shoulder of the Dead Sea fault valley in northeastern Israel.
Posted inScience Updates

A Bike Built for Magnetic Mapping

by U. Schattner 25 April 201712 January 2022

Mounting a magnetic sensor on a bicycle offers an efficient, low-cost method of collecting ground magnetic field data over rough terrain where conventional vehicles dare not venture.

Titan and Dione with Saturn.
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What to Expect from Cassini's Final Views of Titan

by JoAnna Wendel 20 April 201717 January 2023

Cassini will fly close to Saturn's largest moon one last time. Here's a look back at what the spacecraft has revealed and ahead to scientists' final close glimpses of the moon.

Grand canyon aerial view showing dendritic drainage.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Stream Network Geometry Correlates with Climate

by Terri Cook 6 April 20176 June 2022

A "big data" analysis of nearly 1 million river junctions in the contiguous United States shows that branching angles in dendritic drainages vary systematically between humid and arid regions.

sunlight on water
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Sun Glitter Provides a Detailed Map of Ocean Waves

by S. Witman 20 March 20176 February 2023

European scientists use satellite sensors to detect light reflected off waves at the ocean's surface, which could help improve wave forecasts.

3-D view of Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah, an example of a human-made topographic fingerprint on the landscape.
Posted inOpinions

Mapping the Topographic Fingerprints of Humanity Across Earth

by P. Tarolli, G. Sofia and E. Ellis 16 March 20176 March 2023

If increasingly globalized societies are to make better land management decisions, the geosciences must globally evaluate how humans are reshaping Earth's surface

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