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Observing the Impact of Convective Aggregation on Water Vapor

by Sarah Kang 21 September 202321 September 2023

Remote sensing measurements for water vapor isotopic composition enable us to assess how convective aggregation influences the atmospheric hydrological cycle.

Tall buildings, including several shaped like triangles, are densely packed together, and the Sun appears on the horizon in the background.
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Temperature Extremes Hit Lower- and Middle-Income Countries Hardest

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 8 September 20238 September 2023

Smaller cities in these regions are less likely to have infrastructure to deal with extreme climates.

2 maps of the western United States
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Wet Conditions Delay Wildfire Detection

by Guiling Wang 29 August 202328 August 2023

When accompanied by a considerable amount of rainfall, ignition of wildfire by lightning over forested land may not be detected until days later.

An emperor penguin is standing on a sheet of ice with a row of other penguins sliding on their bellies.
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Landfast Sea Ice: The Most Important Ice You’ve Never Heard Of

by Pat Wongpan and Alexander D. Fraser 22 August 202321 August 2023

Landfast sea ice, sea ice that is held stationary against the Antarctic continent, links firmly with many key climate processes, but its importance is only being fully realized as its extent dwindles.

A grayscale image of the Moon’s surface shows bumps, ridges, and craters on the Moon’s farside.
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Rare Granite Body Discovered on Moon’s Farside

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 16 August 202316 August 2023

The granite couldn’t have formed the same way that it does on Earth—with liquid water and plate tectonics. So how did it get there?

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Education Lies Beneath the Clouds of Earth Observation

by M. Bayani Cardenas 31 July 202331 July 2023

Cloud-based Earth Observation offers unique opportunities for education, but leveraging this requires new teaching methods that emphasize technical fundamentals, ethics, and stakeholder engagement.

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Where Does Fire Retardant Fall in a Forest? Ask a Satellite

by Jenessa Duncombe 16 June 202316 June 2023

Knowing where fire retardant lands once it’s dropped from a plane is hard to pin down. A new remote sensing approach offers clues.

Hurricane Hunters approach Hurricane Florence in 2018.
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Hunting Hurricanes

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 25 May 202325 May 2023

NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters risk their lives each time they fly into the eye of a storm to collect crucial data for forecasting, hurricane modeling, and research.

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We Need a Better Way to Share Earth Observations

by Zhong Liu, Yixin Wen, Vasco Mantas and David Meyer 12 May 202325 July 2023

A more accessible, open data-sharing infrastructure will engage a broader community of contributors, helping to develop satellite data products that benefit Earth science research and applications.

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Updated Reference Standard for Total Solar Irradiance

by Astrid Maute 29 March 202327 March 2023

Version 2 of the Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-1 Hybrid Solar Reference Spectrum captures a spectral resolution spanning 0.115-200 micrometers and integrates nearly 100% of the TSI energy.

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