Land Cover

Reading the ABCs from Space

Some people see animals or omens in the clouds and landscape. We see letters.

The Amazon’s Seasonal Secret

Satellite data detect previously unknown seasonal cycles in the leaf area of the Amazon Rainforest. Increasing leaf area during the…

Defining Desertification

A string of dry years shriveled vegetation in Africa's Sahel, causing some to fear that the Sahara Desert was shifting…

The Migrating Boreal Forest

Using plant fossils and ice cores, scientists have put together a history of the how the boreal forest has migrated…

Measuring Vegetation (NDVI & EVI)

In an effort to monitor major fluctuations in vegetation and understand how they affect the environment scientist use satellite remote…