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Landsat 8 Detects New Deforestation in Peru
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Published November 19, 2013
Free, open-access imagery helps scientists monitor remote areas and protect tropical forests.
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New Map Yields Better View of Forest Changes
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.
A Long Look at El Paso and Ciudad Juarez
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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Payún Volcanic Field
Published December 30, 2012
Part of the back-arc volcanism of the Andes, this complex landscape formed over 300,000 years.
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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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