MISSION
The purpose of NASA’s Earth Observatory is to provide a freely-accessible
publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite
imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on
Earth’s climate and environmental change. In particular, we hope our site
is useful to public media and educators. Any and all materials published
on the Earth Observatory, including images, are freely available for re-publication or re-use,
including commercial purposes, with the following exceptions:
- where copyright is indicated, you must obtain the copyright holder’s permission; we usually provide links to the organization that holds the copyright,
- images from the SeaWiFS sensor older than five years are in the public domain and can be re-used or re-published for any purpose. Images less than five years old can be re-used only for educational or scientific purposes; any commercial use of such images must be coordinated with ORBIMAGE.
We ask that NASA’s Earth Observatory be given credit for its original materials; the only mandatory credit is NASA.
We encourage Earth scientists and science writers from all NASA centers, as
well as all agencies and universities affiliated with NASA’s Earth Science
Enterprise, to submit articles and/or images for publication on the Earth
Observatory. Prospective contributing authors and graphic artists should
refer to our Online Style Guide before submitting.
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SITE MANAGEMENT |
Kevin Ward team leader technical/development lead |
Rebecca Lindsey chief editor |
Robert Simmon art director |
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STAFF |
Jesse Allen
data visualizer / images & data editor |
Steve Cole
newsroom editor |
Goran Halusa
programmer / dba / designer |
Holli Riebeek
writer / natural hazards editor |
Michon Scott
writer / programmer |
Reto Stöckli
data visualizer |
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CONTRIBUTORS |
Jeannie Allen, Clare Averil, Gretchen Cook-Anderson, Mike Betwy, Steve Graham,
Steve Lang, Laura Rocchio, Alan Ward,
the Image Science and Analysis Group at NASA’s Johnson Space Center,
the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and
NASA Earth Science Data Centers Communications Team
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SCIENCE EDITORIAL BOARD |
Michael King eos senior project scientist |
Jon Ranson terra project scientist |
Claire Parkinson aqua project scientist |
Darrel Williams landsat 7 project scientist |
Mark Abbott Oregon State University |
Michael Abrams Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
John Gille University of Colorado |
James Hansen Goddard Institute for Space Studies |
Ralph Kahn Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
V. Ramanathan Scripps Institute |
Steven Running University of Montana |
Bruce Wielicki NASA Langley Research Center |
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
David Herring, Dan Singhal, Tara Hess, John Weier, Dave Olsen, Krishna Ramanujan, Alex McClung, Stephen Cole, Mike Heney, Craig Mayhew, Greg Shirah, Ereni Gleason, Kelly An, Barbara Summey, Marit Jentoft-Nilsen, Lori Perkins, Tom Bridgman, Stuart Snodgrass, Alex Kekesi, Jacqueline Anderson, Teresita Metzbower, Diane Musick, Hailey King, Melanie Flanagan, Nina Hoffman, Jessica Phelan, Donald Walker, William Bandeen, Annette Langley, Laurie Schmidt, Jennifer Bohlander, Laura Naranjo, Rachel Hauser, Robin Williams |
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AWARDS |
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2001 NASA Group Achievement Award
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2001 Goddard Public Service Group Achievement Award
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