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New Map Yields Better View of Forest Changes
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Published November 16, 2013
Open-access data from the NASA-USGS Landsat mission and cloud computing make for a highly detailed view of gains and losses in global and regional tree cover since 2000.
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A Long Look at El Paso and Ciudad Juarez
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Published June 11, 2013
When the Landsat archive is combined with modern computing power, scientists can view the planet not just across space, but also time.
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Sizing Up Galeras
Published May 29, 2013
An airborne radar instrument allows scientists to ascertain the shape of a Colombian volcano. Future measurements will help detect how it is changing.
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Penetrating Tree Cover to See the Forest Floor
Published April 25, 2013
JPL’s airborne radar instrument opens up a view of tropical wetlands and forest around the Napo River.
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Mangroves, Domes, and Flats on the UAE Coast
Published April 13, 2013
The United Arab Emirates coast is home to complex assortment of natural features.
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PIG Calving Front Free of Sea Ice
Published November 24, 2012
As spring clears out sea ice from Pine Island Bay, the birth of a massive new iceberg may be more likely.
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Two Perspectives on the Great Divide Basin
Published November 9, 2012
Geologists and satellite sensors see similar features in Wyoming’s Great Divide Basin.
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A New Angle on Fossil Hunting
Published November 4, 2012
Technology and fossil-hunting knowhow converge along the steep slopes of Wyoming’s Great Divide Basin.
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