Earth Observation
Satellite Study Reveals Critical Habitat and Corridors for World’s Rarest Gorilla
Originally Published by Wildlife Conservation Society
– Protection of forest habitat could support larger population of Cross River gorillas.
Posted on
February 3rd, 2012
Biodiversity, Earth Observation
SHARE: Soil Moisture for Hydrometeorological Applications
The SHARE project demonstrates how data from medium resolution microwave instruments can be used to support flood monitoring efforts. The data can help determine the amount of runoff resulting from rain and support monitoring of inundated areas during a flood.
Doubková et al., posted on
February 2nd, 2012
Articles, Earth Observation, Water Availability
EarthCube: Developing a Framework to Create and Manage Knowledge in the Geosciences
EarthCube is a National Science Foundation effort to accelerate the convergence process, frame a system that is scaleable as ever more complexity is investigated, and transform to take advantage of emerging technologies.
Clifford A. Jacobs, posted on
February 1st, 2012
Articles, Earth Observation, Technology
Mayan Deforestation and Drought
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
– Climate change brought on by land use decisions may have contributed to the collapse of Mayan society in the ninth century.
Posted on
February 1st, 2012
Climate, Earth Observation
As Roads Spread in Rainforests, The Environmental Toll Grows
Around the world, the pace of road construction in the rainforest is simply astounding.
Posted on
January 30th, 2012
Earth Observation, Ecosystems
Istanbul, Turkey
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory – The population of Turkey’s economic and cultural center has exploded in recent decades.
Posted on
January 29th, 2012
Earth Observation
Will the Costa Concordia become an oil-spill disaster?
Originally Published by New Scientist – A precarious situation exists as the Costa Concordia has run aground in the Pelagos Sanctuary, a protected area established in 2002 to safeguard species like fin whales and striped dolphins.
Dazzling displays of northern lights seen at high latitudes January 24
Originally Published by EarthSky – On the night of January 24, 2012, observers at high latitudes reported incredible displays of the northern lights.
Posted on
January 27th, 2012
Earth Observation, Would You Believe?
First Fire Images from VIIRS
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
– The new instrument should become a primary resource for monitoring of biomass burning and for fire management.
Posted on
January 27th, 2012
Disasters, Earth Observation
Major study of ocean acidification helps scientists evaluate effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide on marine life
Originally Published by ScienceDaily
– Might a penguin’s next meal be affected by the exhaust from your tailpipe?
NASA Daily Image
Panorama of the East Coast
This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA