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Image of remote sensing of ocean color in the Yellow Sea.
Posted inEditors' Vox

The Earth in Living Color: Monitoring Our Planet from Above

by D. Schimel and Benjamin Poulter 9 June 202126 April 2022

A new special collection invites papers on a new era of remote sensing missions and instruments that will provide insights into human and climate driven changes on planet Earth.

A satellite image of a tropical forest.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Tropical Carbon and Water Observed from Above

by J. Worden, S. Saatchi and A. Bloom 6 April 202129 April 2022

Satellite observations show how tropical forest carbon fluxes respond to changes in water from climate variability.

Plot showing relationship between subsidence rates and drainage density
Posted inEditors' Highlights

SE Asia Peatlands Subsidence Tied to Drainage Density

by A. Barros 29 March 202114 January 2022

Human-made channelization significantly accelerates peat decomposition and drives ground-surface deformation in tropical wetlands.

Aerial view of treetops, vegetation, and a stream in Puerto Rico
Posted inResearch Spotlights

In Vegetation Growth Studies, What You Measure Matters

by Morgan Rehnberg 27 July 202029 September 2021

Different satellite-based metrics for global vegetation coverage tell complementary, but not identical, stories.

Satellite image of Soviet airport in 1979
Posted inNews

Five Things Spy Satellites Have Taught Us About Earth

by Jenessa Duncombe 6 July 202022 November 2021

Long before we had satellites beaming terabytes of data back to Earth, we had covert spacecraft the size of school buses snapping photos on rolls of film 50 kilometers long.

Photograph taken from the International Space Station of clouds over the Amazon Basin
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Evaluating Cloud Cover Predictions in Climate Models

by Sarah Stanley 23 March 202029 September 2021

A new analysis highlights progress in predictions of cloud cover from models that are part of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project.

Satellite image of the delta in northern Siberia where the Lena River meets the Arctic Ocean
Posted inEditors' Vox

Insights from Space: Satellite Observations of Arctic Change

by B. N. Duncan, L. E. Ott and C. L. Parkinson 27 January 20209 December 2021

New satellite instruments and data, plus a more comprehensive observing network, are key to increasing our understanding of past and future change in the Arctic Boreal Zone.

A synthetic seep generator for calibrating gas bubble echo sounding data is deployed into New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty.
Posted inScience Updates

Gas Bubble Forensics Team Surveils the New Zealand Ocean

by G. Lamarche, Y. Le Gonidec, V. Lucieer, Y. Ladroit, T. Weber, A. Gaillot, E. Heffron, S. Watson and A. Pallentin 26 September 201929 September 2021

An international research group recorded the acoustic signatures of gas bubbles rising from a hydrothermal vent field to gather clues about greenhouse gases escaping into the atmosphere.

Graphs showing correlations between satellite retrievals (GPROF) and ground-based (MRMS) observations of precipitation
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Accounting for the Fact that Snow Falls Slower than Rain

by A. Giannini 26 August 2019

When calibrating satellite observations with ground-based ones, estimated precipitation rates are improved by considering that snow takes longer to fall compared to rain.

Hyperspectral imagery shows part of Swain Reefs off the eastern coast of Australia.
Posted inScience Updates

Teams Invited to Test Coastal Hyperspectral Imaging Algorithms

by M. A. McManus and E. Hochberg 15 July 2019

Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Coastal and Inland Waters Webinar; 28 May 2019

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