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Wayne Esaias, a NASA scientist, records the weight data of one of his beehives.
Honey Bees Turned Data Collectors Help Scientists Understand Climate Change
Besides making delicious honey to enjoy on biscuits, bees have yet another role: that of climate data collectors.
27 kilometer simulation
NASA Expands High-End Computing System for Climate Simulation
More powerful computers needed to process the sophisticated computer models used in climate forecasts are now being developed at Goddard.
27 kilometer simulation
Climate Simulation Computer Becomes More Powerful
More powerful computers needed to process the sophisticated computer models used in climate forecasts are now being developed at Goddard.
GOES-12 satellite image of Hurricane Bill on August 21 at 2:25 p.m. EDT
NASA Releases GOES-14 Satellite Video of Hurricane Bill
NASA has released a video of Hurricane Bill today from the GOES-14 satellite. The video was put together from a series of still frames taken by the satellite using both infrared and visible imagery and provides different views of Hurricane Bill on August 20.
NASA researcher Lola Fatoyinbo (left), seen here in June 2005 on the site where she conducted some of her field measurements
NASA Researcher Nets First Measure of Africa's Coastal Forests
NASA researchers finds that African mangrove forests are being destroyed by worsening pollution, encroaching real estate development, and deforestation.
GOES-14 first full-disk thermal infrared (IR) image
First IR Image from Newest Weather Satellite Captures Hurricane Bill
On August 17, 2009, at 1:31 p.m. EST, the latest NASA/NOAA geostationary weather satellite, called GOES-14, returned its first full-disk thermal infrared (IR) image, showing radiation with a wavelength of 10.7 micrometers emanating from Earth.
This graphic (not to scale) depicts the satellites that make up the Afternoon Constellation -- The “A-Train."
NASA's A-Train of Satellites "On Track" With Hurricane Research
NASA has several satellites that orbit the Earth one behind the other on the same track. They're called the "A-Train" and one of the things they study is tropical cyclones.
TRMM was able to capture an image of Bill at 11:33 UTC (7:33 am EDT) on August 17, 2009 just after Bill was upgraded to a hurricane.
Atlantic Hurricane Season Springs to Life
After a rather slow start, the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season has seen a sudden surge in activity with the rapid emergence of three named storms.
visualization of India showing groundwater data
Satellites Unlock Secret of Vanishing Water in India
Groundwater beneath northern India’s farms and cities has been disappearing. Hydrologists, like NASA's Matt Rodell, have been hunting for it.
Dr. Compton Tucker
Dr. Compton Tucker Featured in The Washington Post
The Washington Post profiled Goddard’s own Dr. Compton Tucker on August 3. Dr. Tucker pioneered satellite monitoring of vegetation, using more than 30 years of data to track climate change, provide early warning of famine, chart deforestation, and the spread of tropical disease
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