Results for: 2011
Notes from the Field Blog: Pine Island Glacier 2011
December 19, 2011An international team of researchers are traveling to one of Antarctica's most active, remote and harsh spots to determine how changes in the waters circulating under an active ice sheet are causing a glacier to accelerate and drain into the sea. Read more
World of Change: Athabasca Oil Sands
November 29, 2011The Athabasca Oil Sands are at once a source of oil, of economic growth, and of environmental concern. This series of images shows the growth of surface mines around the Athabasca River from 1984 to the present. Read more
IceBridge: Building a Record of Earth’s Changing Ice, One Flight at a Time
November 2, 2011NASA is sending a fleet of airplanes to the ends of the Earth for the next several years to figure out how and why polar ice is changing. Read more
Notes from the Field Blog: SEAT: Satellite Era Accumulation Traverse
October 12, 2011An international team returns to West Antarctica for a second season of field work. Researchers are collecting data from snow pits, ice cores, and radar surveys to better understand snow accumulation and to improve space-based estimates of Antarctica's ice mass. Read more
World of Change: Seasons of the Indus River
September 12, 2011Fed by glaciers in the Himalayas and Karakorams — and by monsoon rains — the Indus River experiences substantial fluctuations every year. Because the river irrigates 18 million hectares of farmland, the landscape changes along with the river. Read more
Notes from the Field Blog: Eco3D: Exploring the Third Dimension of Forest Carbon
August 25, 2011From August through September, NASA's P-3 research aircraft will be flying from Quebec to Florida to measure the three-dimensional structure and carbon storage capacity of North American forests. Read more
2011 Hurricane Season and NASA Research: An Interview with Scott Braun
August 1, 2011With the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season approaching its peak, a NASA meteorologist explores the key questions in hurricane research. Read more
Every Flight is a Mission to Planet Earth
July 8, 2011Observing Earth from space is one of the NASA’s longest-standing science experiments. This photo essay pays homage to the unique view of Earth that the space shuttle has delivered for 30 years. Read more
The Carbon Cycle
June 16, 2011Carbon flows between the atmosphere, land, and ocean in a cycle that encompasses nearly all life and sets the thermostat for Earth's climate. By burning fossil fuels, people are changing the carbon cycle with far-reaching consequences. Read more
Earth Matters Blog
June 14, 2011Earth is an amazing planet, and the one that matters most to us. Let's have a conversation about it. Read more
Natural Disasters and NASA - What Is The Agency's Role? An Interview with Michael Goodman
May 17, 2011Working with basic researchers, engineers, and applied scientists--and a dozen satellite sensors--Michael Goodman helps assemble and coordinate NASA’s response to natural disasters and hazards. Read more
Notes from the Field Blog: Real-time Observations of Greenland’s Under-ice Environment (ROGUE)
May 9, 2011During the spring of 2011, the ROGUE project is examining the nature and cause of short-term ice velocity changes near Swiss Camp, Greenland by observing interactions between the ice sheet, the atmosphere and the bed. Read more
Heavy Rains and Dry Lands Don't Mix: Reflections on the 2010 Pakistan Flood
April 6, 2011Unusual atmospheric conditions brought exceptional rain to Pakistan in the summer of 2010, causing the country's worst flooding in modern history. Read more
Notes from the Field Blog: MABEL, Spring 2011
April 6, 2011Flying on a high-altitude aircraft on the brink of space, the MABEL instrument is helping scientists to simulate measurements from NASA's next ice-observing satellite, ICESat-2. Read more
Notes from the Field Blog: Operation IceBridge: Arctic 2011
March 15, 2011NASA's Operation IceBridge mission, now flying its third annual campaign over the Arctic, is helping scientists to keep watch over polar ice sheets, glaciers and sea ice. Read more
We Can See Clearly Now: ISS Window Observational Research Facility
March 4, 2011New optical gear on the International Space Station is giving students and earth scientists a better view of our world. Read more
As the Seasons Change, Will the Plankton?
February 17, 2011To understand the planet’s biggest food source—phytoplankton—and perhaps its most important sink for carbon dioxide, you’ve got to get out on the water. Read more
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World of Change
Satellite images showing how our world— forests, oceans,
cities, even the Sun— has changed in recent decades.
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Blue Marble
Composite satellite images of the entire Earth.
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Experiments
Hands-on educational activities.
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Visible Earth
A catalog of NASA images and animations of our home planet.
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NASA Earth Observations
View, download, and analyze imagery of Earth science data.
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NASA Global Climate Change
Vital signs of the planet.
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Earth Science Picture of the Day
Photos of Earth processes and phenomena.
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