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EARTHDATA DISCOVERY OPEN ACCESS FOR OPEN SCIENCE | FEBRUARY 2023                               Empowering Open Science with the Science Discovery Engine (SDE)           NASA’s SDE facilitates search and discovery through almost 1 million NASA documents, datasets, and tools and is a key development to furthering the agency’s open science practices.                   Discover what you can do with NASA data! Use Data                       Open Science Efforts                 ROSES (and Data Management Plans) for Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day means the annual release of NASA’s Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) solicitation. Learn more about this year's ROSES open science and data management requirements.           More GIS data on the way! An agreement between NASA and Esri provides greater access to NASA geographic information system (GIS) data to scientists, emergency responders, and others.           VEDA Goes Open-Source In keeping with NASA’s open science policies, all Visualization, Exploration, and Data Analysis (VEDA) project code repositories and associated documentation are now publicly available and accessible via GitHub.           What Can AI Do for You? NASA and IBM are collaborating to apply new artificial intelligence (AI) technology to NASA Earth science data. This joint work will provide an easier way for researchers to analyze large NASA datasets and learn new things about our home planet.                           ESDS Program           Another Successful Year Along with the Science Discovery Engine, NASA’s Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) Program had another year of accomplishments making data easier to discover and use. Read more in the annual ESDS Highlights.           High Satisfaction with NASA Earth Science Data Continues Global data users remain highly satisfied with data, products, and services provided by NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS).                     Articles                 Aiding Disaster Response with NASA Near Real-Time Data Near real-time data are a key tool for timely disaster response. Read how Lori Schultz uses data from NASA’s Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) for disaster monitoring and mitigation.           Data to the Rescue! In the wake of Hurricane Ian in September 2022, imagery created from Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) data helped aid disaster recovery. From disasters to crop monitoring to forest fire assessment, read about the many uses of HLS.           Calling NASA Worldview Did you know that NASA Worldview is available for use on mobile devices? Learn how you can explore NASA Earth science data on your phone.           Ranking the World’s Environmental Performance The 2022 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranks 180 countries on 40 performance indicators that assess progress in reaching international targets for air/water pollution, waste management, biodiversity/habitat protection, and clean energy.           An Unsettled December The December 2022 summary of Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) surface temperature and Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) precipitation data indicated unstable weather and rapidly changing conditions.                     New Data           Explore TROPICS Data The provisional release of the Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) dataset is available. TROPICS captures tropical cyclone features with a variety of microwave bands.           Tracking Land Surface Disturbance The Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) Land Surface Disturbance Alert product tracks global plant loss over time and provides insights into vegetation loss. Check out the provisional release of these data.                     Tutorials, Tour Stories, and Data Recipes           Learn How to Use EMIT Data A new Python tutorial helps familiarize users with the early release of NASA Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) Level 2A Estimated Surface Reflectance data.           A Focus on Flooding NASA’s Global Flood Product provides a daily map of observed flooding. Learn more about this powerful product in a new NASA Worldview Tour Story.           Become a GEDI Master Learn how to discover, access, and use NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Aboveground Biomass Density science data products within a Jupyter Notebook, in the Earthdata Cloud, and more!                   Webinars                     Coming Soon: Using SeaDAS with Docker for Ocean Color Data Analysis February 22, 2023           Join us for an introduction to the SeaDAS data application. Along with an overview of features and functionalities, participants will learn how to install and use Docker image capabilities to improve scientific processing on Windows machines.           Register for Webinar                 Watch it Again: Jump-Start SAR Data Analysis in the Cloud with OpenSARLab OpenSARLab makes it easier to work with cloud-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Learn more about OpenSARLab and watch a demonstration of working with SAR data. View Event Recording                   Connect with NASA Earth Science           Meet the people behind NASA Earth science data at these upcoming events:           American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting Date: March 2-5 Location: Washington, D.C./Virtual           Commodity Classic Date: March 9-11 Location: Orlando, FL           54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) Date: March 13-17 Location: The Woodlands, TX/Virtual           Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) Summit Date: March 22-24 Location: Baltimore, MD           European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2023 Date: April 23-28 Location: Vienna, Austria/Virtual                   Worldview Images of the Week           Bomb Cyclone Approaching the U.S. West Coast A series of powerful atmospheric rivers brought widespread flooding, rapidly rising rivers and creeks, impassable roads, and landslides and mudslides to California.           California Flooding The near real-time Global Flood Product makes it easy to see the impact of torrential rain across California. Flooded areas show up as red, with blue indicating existing surface water.           Lithium Mining in the Salar de Atacama, Chile The element lithium is used in everything from medicine to car batteries. Salar de Atacama in Chile, the third largest salt flat in the world, is the largest and purest active source of lithium.           View more Images of the Week                 NASA's Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) Program oversees the life cycle of NASA’s Earth science data and seeks to maximize the scientific return from missions and experiments.