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EARTHDATA DISCOVERY OPEN ACCESS FOR OPEN SCIENCE | MAY 2023                               Citizens Help Make Science Happen           Citizen science is a form of open collaboration in which individuals or organizations participate voluntarily in the scientific process. Learn more about how citizen science projects are enhancing NASA’s Earth science data collection.                   A new NASA funding opportunity is available for early career Earth scientists. Learn More                       Articles                 Hydrology in High Mountain Asia Dr. Fadji Z. Maina relies on NASA data in her studies into how changes in the hydrologic cycle are impacting a mountainous region that is home to more than a billion people.           Tracking a Snowstorm for the Record Books Between November 16 and 20, 2022, areas near Buffalo, NY, recorded more than six feet of snow. East of Watertown, NY, totals approached four feet. A new Data-in-Action story uses science model datasets to examine this extreme lake effect snow event.           Data Tool in Focus: AppEEARS The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) allows users to subset data spatially, temporally, and by layer, reducing the amount of data they need to download.                     Earthdata Cloud Evolution                 PO.DAAC Data Move to the Earthdata Cloud All data archived by NASA’s Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) are now in the Earthdata Cloud, and on-premises data access tools and services have been retired. PO.DAAC is the first DAAC to complete this migration.           LAADS DAAC Completes Phase 1 Dataset Migration NASA’s Level 1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System DAAC (LAADS DAAC) completed Phase 1 of its migration of data to the Earthdata Cloud. Phase 2 is expected to be completed later in 2023.                   The Earthdata Cloud makes it easier to work with NASA Earth science data. Learn How                     Webinars & Events           Past Webinars           Watch it Again: LAADS DAAC Transitioning to the Cloud—Overview and Data Access           Learn more about the migration of data from NASA’s LAADS DAAC to the commercial cloud and see a demonstration on how to access these data.           View Event Recording                 Watch it Again: Lightning in a Flash—Using Cloud and Open-Source Capabilities to Improve Data Access and Analysis This webinar discusses the importance of lightning data and shows how the Lightning Dashboard at NASA’s Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC (GHRC DAAC) can be used to visualize and analyze these data. View Event Recording                 Watch it Again: Advancing Ecological Insights for Site-based Research Learn how to use subsetting and visualization tools at NASA’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory DAAC (ORNL DAAC) to harmonize remote sensing and in situ ecological data products. View Event Recording           Upcoming Events           Terra, Aqua, and Aura Data Continuity Workshop The May 23-25 open online workshop will determine needs, evaluate current capabilities, identify gaps, and specify potential actions for NASA’s Terra, Aqua, and Aura mission data.           OPERA Workshop (Hybrid) The Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project’s third open workshop takes place June 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., PDT, on the Caltech campus in Pasadena, CA.           NASA and CERN to Host Open Science Summit NASA and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) are coordinating a week-long summit July 10-14 to develop practical action plans to implement open science practices.                     New Data           Use Python to Access the GIBS API NASA’s Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS) provides visualizations of NASA Earth science observations through standardized web services. Accessing via Python is the newest addition to the GIBS Application Programming Interface (API) documentation.           Tracking Vegetative Growth Across North America A new Land Surface Phenology, Eddy Covariance Tower Sites, North America, 2017-2021 dataset provides spatial data related to phenological changes (start, peak, and end of vegetation activity), vegetation index metrics, and more.           Data for Western U.S. Snow NASA SnowEx 2020 and 2021 campaign datasets provide digital elevation models, snow depth, and vegetation height for multiple areas in Colorado, Idaho, and Utah.           OPERA Dynamic Surface Water Extent Provisional The second product release from the Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project, Surface Water Extent, can be viewed in NASA Worldview. This Level 3 product maps surface water every few days.           New Nitrogen Dioxide Surface Value Dataset NASA’s Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team (HAQAST) has released a new global Nitrogen Dioxide Surface-Level Annual Average Concentrations dataset. The data are global over land and cover areas between 60° south and 75° north latitude.           VIIRS Deep Blue Aerosol v2.0 Products Available The Version 2.0 (v2.0) of the Deep Blue Aerosol global product suites are derived from the NOAA-20 Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) VIIRS instrument sources.           Detailed Air Quality Estimates for Public Health Research Two new air quality datasets provide high resolution estimates of particulate matter (PM2.5) chemical components and trace elements in urban and non-urban areas of the U.S. from 2000 to 2019.           Tracking Wildfire Emissions in Southeast Asia The Fire Particulate Emissions for Indonesia, 2015-2020 dataset provides fire emissions data across the Republic of Indonesia.           New Spectroscopy Data Source Wondering if space-based spectroscopy data are available at your study site? The Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) open data portal shows collected and forecasted data coverage.           Sea Surface Temperature Data Animation A new data animation shows daily global reprocessed foundation Sea Surface Temperature (SST) mapped on a regular grid from January 2020 to May 2022.           Projected Climate Risks for U.S. Counties The U.S. Climate Risk Projections by County, 2040-2049 dataset contains risk projections for the entire contiguous U.S. at the county level with a novel climate risk index integrating multiple hazards, exposures, and vulnerabilities.                   Open Science                 Five Ways Open Science is Transforming NASA Research and Protecting Our Planet This article by NASA’s Transform to Open Science (TOPS) team explores the role open science plays in protecting our planet and advancing NASA’s research efforts.           TOPS Community Panel NASA’s Transform to Open Science (TOPS) is hosting a detailed review of its plan with the open science community. This virtual meeting takes place June 14-16 and is open to everyone with scheduled public input and questions.           From Data to Melody: Data Sonification and Its Role in Open Science Data sonification is the transformation of data into sound. By representing data as sound, researchers can create ways of perceiving and interacting with the world that are more accessible and inclusive (pillars of open science initiatives).                   Funding Opportunity                 Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) A new NASA ROSES solicitation for the EMIT mission is out. A Notice of Intent is due by June 1, 2023; full proposals are due July 19.                   Connect with NASA Earth Science           The following forums, meetings, and conferences highlight NASA Earth science data and many feature participation by NASA Earth science data creators and providers. These are great opportunities to meet the people behind the data.           Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2023 Date: May 21-26 Location: Chiba City, Japan/Virtual           American Astronomical Society Date: June 4-8 Location: Albuquerque, NM/Virtual           American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition Date: June 22-27 Location: Chicago, IL/Virtual           Esri User Conference Date: July 10-14 Location: San Diego, CA/Virtual           International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) Date: July 11-20 Location: Berlin, Germany           International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) Date: July 16-21 Location: Pasadena, CA           Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Summer Meeting Date: July 18-21 Location: Burlington, VT/Virtual           Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Annual Meeting Date: July 30-August 4 Location: Singapore           Optica Sensing Congress Date: July 30-August 3 Location: Munich, Germany/Virtual           Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting Date: August 6-11 Location: Portland, OR           American Chemical Society Fall Meeting Date: August 13-17 Location: San Francisco, CA/Virtual                   Worldview Images of the Week           Snow in California False color imagery makes it easy to see the impact of tremendous amounts of snow (shown in cyan) over the past year in the Sierra Nevada mountains along the border of California and Nevada.           Sulfur Dioxide Plume from Shiveluch Volcano Eruption Shiveluch is one of the largest volcanoes in far Eastern Russia. The eruption sent a massive plume of ash as high as 65,000 feet.           Sutter Buttes in the Central Valley The Sutter Buttes in California’s Central Valley are the remains of extinct volcanoes. The Buttes are in a circular configuration with a diameter of 10 miles and cover an area of about 75 square miles.           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.