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Dr. Helen Worden

In June of 2016, Dr. Helen Worden became the U.S. Principal Investigator for MOPITT. She is interested in multi-decadal trends of carbon monoxide that indicate changing emissions of pollution with ...
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Satellite Observations

To improve air quality, it is important to know what contributes to polluting the air. Haze comes from a variety of sources. Your skies may be hazy from local traffic, or industry such as for example ...
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Clear Skies Over the Iberian Peninsula

Rarely do weather patterns and satellite overpass schedules align to provide cloud-free views of Western Europe in the spring. However, a high-pressure pattern kept skies spectacularly clear over the ...
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Backyard Observation

Testing for nitrogen in your local watershed can help identify potential “œhot spots” in your community that may be contributing to nutrient loading downstream. With a simple, inexpensive field test ...
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What Goes Around Comes Around

The map above shows land surface temperature anomalies in North America for January 1-7, 2014. Based on data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite, ...
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Dr. Yasushi Yamaguchi

The Science Team Leader for ASTER, Dr. Yasushi Yamaguchi, is a professor at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Japan. He graduated Tohoku University, Japan, and obtained ...
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Ice on the Caspian

The Caspian Sea isn’t really a sea but in fact a giant lake that spans roughly 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from north to south. In the winter, ice often forms over the lake’s northernmost reaches, ...
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Cloud Streets over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

In the midst of a cold snap that sent temperatures 20-40°F (11-22°C) below normal across much of the United States, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite ...
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Earth Observation With Satellite

How successfully do rain gauges catch rainfall patterns? Do the satellites record the same patterns of data as the ground-based gauges? How many gauges are required in order to observe regional ...
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Terra at Ten Presentations

Home for the Terra Satellite Earth Observing System ...
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MISR image of Rim Fire is NPR’s Picture of the Week

The Rim Fire, near Yosemite National Park, is quickly becoming one of the largest fires in California history. The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer, MISR onboard Terra uses its nine sensors ...
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Terra at 10 Presentations

Presentations Terra at 10, First of the EOS Missions (ppt) Marc Imhoff ASTER (ppt) Michael Abrams Terra at 10: Ceres Results (ppt) Norman Loeb What 10 Years of MOPITT Data Have Taught Us About ...