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EARTH IMAGES from the JPL Photojournal
Dense green vegetation gives way to pale fields in these satellite images of deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. The image on the left, from 1992, shows the beginning of agricultural development in a region of the southwestern state of Mato Grosso. On the right is the same area in 2006.
Active Cavity Irradiance Monitor Satellite
Monitors total sun energy that reaches Earth.
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Atmospheric Infrared Sounder on Aqua satellite
Measures air and surface temperature, clouds, humidity.
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Microwave Limb Sounder on Aura satellite
Improves understanding of ozone and precursors.
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Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer on Aura satellite
Observes ozone and gases in the troposphere, the part of atmosphere where we live.
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CloudSat
Revealing the inner secrets of clouds.
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Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment
Measures Earth's gravitational field.
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Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason 2
A follow-on to Jason 1, this mission charts sea level, and its data will help improve climate and weather forecasts.
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Jason-1
Measures ocean level changes and El Niño.
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Quick Scatterometer
Measures ocean surface winds.
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Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer on Terra satellite
Takes high-resolution images, global and local.
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Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer on Terra satellite
Images Earth and aerosols from nine angles.
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Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
Acquired the most complete near global mapping of Earth's topography.
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NASA's Quikscat Ocean-Observing Satellite Mission Honored
The Earth-observing satellite has been recognized for helping scientists better understand our home planet.
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JPL Instrument Observes Changes in Big Antarctic Glacier
JPL satellite data have helped scientists crack the case of a speeding Antarctic glacier. Understanding glacial flow processes can improve sea level forecasts.
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Water Vapor Doubles Carbon Dioxide's Warming Effect
A JPL instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite has helped researchers estimate more precisely than ever before the heat-trapping effect of water in the air.
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Lecture series: The Great Southern California Shake Out
Local earthquake scientist Lucy Jones assesses earthquake risks and discuss ongoing steps to prepare for major quakes. |
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Earthquake Studies
NASA uses space-based technologies, ground-based techniques and complex computer models to learn more about quakes in California. |
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Dr. Sally Ride on Our Changing Climate
America's first woman astronaut discusses how JPL instruments and missions have helped revolutionize what we know about Earth. |
