In the first direct, comprehensive mass survey of the entire Greenland ice sheet, scientists using data from GRACE have measured a significant decrease in the mass of the Greenland ice cap.
Responding to a recent coral bleaching event in the Caribbean, a NASA-led team is in the region this week assessing the situation as part of a U.S. inter-agency response.
NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) recently presented two NASA scientists with the 2005 William T. Pecora Award, a prestigious federal award given to recognize career achievements in remote sensing.
Thanks to the latest sophisticated, satellite-based instruments, local and regional air pollution and their sources can now be observed closely from space.
Even distance does not provide adequate perspective on all things. In terms of the cryosphere�the frozen stretches of the planet that act as the Earth�s thermostat--the best way to fully appreciate its importance is not only from orbiting observatories, but also through the data they collect.
NASA researchers, using data from the agency's Aura satellite, determined the seasonal ozone hole that developed over Antarctica this year is smaller than in previous years.
Scientists using satellite data have now created the most detailed maps ever produced of the vast snow-covered Antarctic continent.
NASA researchers will present findings on a variety of Earth and space science topics at the 2005 Annual Fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union.