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Improvements to Measuring the Ups and Downs of the Landscape

by Dennis Baldocchi 8 November 20247 November 2024

If you are a jazz fan, you may be familiar with Ella Fitzgerald singing ‘How deep is the ocean, how high is the sky’. Using data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission we now know how high the land really is.

Illustration of a satellite observing various events on the Earth's surface.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Unlocking the Power of Synthetic Aperture Radar for Geosciences

by Lingsheng Meng, Chi Yan and Xiao-Hai Yan 29 October 202428 October 2024

Due to its unique ability to monitor Earth’s surface, Synthetic Aperture Radar plays a pivotal role in revolutionizing the geosciences.

Aerial view of a flooded area, where ponded water has filled in all low-lying areas, and some roads. Trees and buildings are sticking up out of the water.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Subtle Coastal Sinking Raises Storm Surge Risks

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 23 October 2024

New detection of millimeter-scale subsidence along vulnerable coastlines means flood risk predictions may be inaccurate.

A red-green-blue composite satellite view of farmland in Brazil comprising three images of a single polarization. Stream channels can be seen in white; circular and polygonal patches of land appear in a variety of colors.
Posted inScience Updates

A Cloud-Based Solution to a Radar Data Deluge

by Sargent Shriver, Franz J. Meyer, Alex Lewandowski, Eric Lundell and Dylan Palmieri 18 October 202418 October 2024

An open-science tool built to support NASA missions is making synthetic aperture radar, once the domain only of subject matter experts, more accessible for nonspecialists and real-world applications.

Map of the Southern Ocean
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An All-Community Push to “Close the Loops” on Southern Ocean Dynamics

by Luke G. Bennetts, Callum J. Shakespeare and Catherine A. Vreugdenhil 12 September 202412 September 2024

A new study highlights the connected nature of the Southern Ocean dynamic system, the research priorities needed to understand its influence on climate change, the importance of cross-disciplinary collaborations.

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Posted inFeatures

Data to Decisions: Changing Priorities for Earth Observations

by Molly E. Brown, Aimee Neeley and Thomas Neumann 5 September 202414 January 2025

NASA is updating how it designs and implements Earth science missions to ensure their data and science reach users and decisionmakers faster and more effectively.

Map of current and planned near-future space measurements of air quality.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Fixing Pollution from Space Needs Global Coordination

by David S. Schimel 4 September 20244 September 2024

Remote sensing is a tool of choice for monitoring regions for air pollution, but the scale of the problem requires extending geostationary soundings globally.

An artist’s depiction of the Sun, Earth, and the space between them. Dots on Earth mark the locations of ground-based instruments for monitoring space weather.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

From Sun to Earth: A New Network for Comprehensive Space Weather Monitoring

by Nathaniel Scharping 22 August 202422 August 2024

The Chinese Meridian Project combines hundreds of instruments for a detailed, three-dimensional view of the solar-terrestrial environment.

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Posted inEditors' Highlights

Using Satellite Data to Estimate Atmospheric CO2 Growth Rates

by Donald Wuebbles 19 August 202419 August 2024

A new method improves growth rate estimates of carbon dioxide increase in the atmosphere by combining the standard NOAA approach with satellite data.

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New Method Reveals Hidden Structures in Clear-Sky Vertical Motion

by Sarah Kang 7 August 20245 August 2024

High-resolution satellite data reveal unexpected, highly heterogeneous vertical motions in the clear-sky atmosphere, with a new method proposed for measuring these motions.

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