Start Date: End Date: Published Date Data Date
A Satellite View of River Width
720 x 520 JPEG
Published July 9, 2015
As they prepare for a satellite that will measure the height and areal extent of rivers in unprecedented detail, hydrologists have released a better map of North American river widths.
Related images:
2050 x 1355 1 MB Bytes - JPEG
1247 x 831 680 KB - JPEG
720 x 511 JPEG
1750 x 1242 1 MB Bytes - JPEG
The Advance of Hubbard Glacier
720 x 480 JPEG
Published May 20, 2015
This tidewater glacier in southeast Alaska is not like the others; it’s advancing, and threatens to transform a fjord into a lake.
720 x 720 JPEG
2250 x 2250 3 MB - JPEG
2250 x 2250 4 MB - JPEG
A Lot of Data, A Lot of Possibilities
720 x 480 PNG
Published April 16, 2015
50 trillion pixels of Landsat data give researchers a lot of opportunities to look at Earth processes on scales from days to decades.
720 x 480 GIF
Snowmelt Has Been Coming Earlier in Wyoming
Published March 28, 2015
Snow is melting an average of 16 days earlier in the Wild River Range, which may require some adjustments in water management.
Coastal Recovery in Aceh Province, Sumatra
720 x 360 JPEG
Published December 27, 2014
One decade after the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, recovery is apparent along the Sumatran coast.
2864 x 2864 4 MB - JPEG
2864 x 2864 3 MB - JPEG
Decline of West Antarctic Glaciers Appears Irreversible
Published May 16, 2014
The Amundsen Sea segment of the ice sheet has begun a melting process that will result in its loss, possibly within the next few hundred years.
2100 x 1600 896 KB - JPEG
Florida Landscapes
Published April 1, 2014
The variety of landscapes in southeastern Florida and the northern Everglades illustrates why you might want to see the world in false color.
7921 x 6991 14 MB - JPEG
7921 x 6991 17 MB - JPEG