Hydrologist Matt Rodell explains the years-long process of turning GRACE data into maps of the big changes in ice sheets, aquifers, and groundwater on Earth.
Making a Map of Water and Ice
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Hydrologist Matt Rodell explains the years-long process of turning GRACE data into maps of the big changes in ice sheets, aquifers, and groundwater on Earth.
Scientists talk about the dangerous new eruptions at Kilauea volcano in Hawaii — and how satellites are being used to monitor it.
In January 2018, Peru’s protected area grew by more than 2 million acres with the creation of Yaguas National Park. The forest is largely intact, unbroken by roads and human activity. Only the Yaguas River cuts through the continuous canopy, visible in this image acquired by Landsat 8 in August 2017. Scientists from the Field […]
With springtime comes sunlight and warmth that advance the melting and breakup of Arctic sea ice. Varied patterns and textures appear across the icescape, and many are visible in this image, which was our Image of the Day on April 30. This satellite image includes the area photographed a day earlier by Operation IceBridge—the same photograph […]
