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EARTHDATA DISCOVERY OPEN ACCESS FOR OPEN SCIENCE | NOVEMBER 2023

Open Data Support Equity and Environmental Justice           The open availability of NASA Earth science data is a key element in efforts to enhance equity and environmental justice in vulnerable communities. NASA-funded projects are accomplishing this in the U.S. Gulf South.                   NASA data are being used to help communities recover from natural disasters, track harmful pollutants, monitor water resources, and deal with climate change. Read More                       Articles

Keeping Track of the Air We Breathe NASA’s Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team (HAQAST) connects health and air quality experts and community-serving organizations with NASA Earth science data and tools to explore air quality issues.           NASA Data Help Researchers Measure Trace Gases The October Data User Profile highlights how Dr. Gonzalo González Abad and his colleagues are using space-based measurements of trace gases from a variety of NASA and other space agency missions to develop new datasets of atmospheric trace gases.           Hurricane Lee by the Numbers A new Data in Action article explores the development, movement, and rain intensity of Hurricane Lee this past September. The storm briefly was an intense Category 5 hurricane before weakening as it neared the U.S. coast.           Topography and Snowmelt Streamflow data from the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) enabled researchers to take a closer look at the relationship between snow depth, snowmelt, and topography in California.           Earthdata on the Move Moving NASA Earth science data to the commercial cloud is an efficient way to work with these massive amounts of data. A new Spotlight feature explores some of the many resources being developed to help users adopt a cloud-based workflow.                   Webinars & Events

Webinar: Assessing Flood Risk to Support Environmental Justice November 13, 2023           Climate change is enhancing hazards such as flooding and increasing the need for resilient infrastructure. NASA’s Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) has resources that can help address these issues.           Register for Webinar                 Watch it Again: Discover Enhanced Features in NASA FIRMS NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) recently released an expanded User Interface (UI). Learn how to use the additional services and analysis capabilities for wildfire management in the enhanced UI. View Event Recording           Watch it Again: Exploring Precipitation Extremes using Cloud Computing Learn how data and visualization tools can be effectively combined with cloud computing and cloud-optimized data formats to efficiently analyze meteorological extremes. View Event Recording           ACTIVATE Data Workshop November 13-15, 2023 NASA’s Aerosol Cloud Meteorology Interactions Over the Western Atlantic Experiment (ACTIVATE) science team is hosting a free open data workshop at the University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona). Participants can attend virtually or in person. Register for Workshop           Searching and Accessing NASA Earthdata with Python November 14, 2023 This hands-on session hosted by The Carpentries is geared toward Python data users who are new to NASA Earthdata. Learn how to navigate the Earthdata website as well as how to find data and resources through Earthdata Data Pathfinders. Register for Workshop                     New Data, Tutorials, & Resources           NASA Earth Science Data Roundup Read summaries of data, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) over the past month.           Data Tool in Focus: POPGRID Viewer Accurate population counts are critical for disaster response, environmental justice efforts, and similar work. The POPGRID Viewer makes it easy to find the right population dataset for specific research needs.                   Open Science                 TOPS Open Science 101 Pre-Registration Open Open Science 101 is a NASA Transform to Open Science (TOPS) five-module training designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to navigate the principles and practices of open science. The training is scheduled to launch in December 2023.                   Connect with NASA Earth Science           The NASA Booth and NASA Earth science data creators, managers, and providers are at conferences you might be attending. These are great opportunities to connect with the people behind the data.           American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) Annual Meeting

NOVEMBER 7, 2023 Weekly News

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Flooding in Tuscany Wind and rain from a powerful storm lashed Western Europe in early November, causing widespread flooding in central Italy.       A Fiery October in Bolivia Heat and drought caused seasonal fires to flare up amidst rising rates of deforestation.       Fall Color in the Cuyahoga Valley Forests of maples and oaks show their brilliant autumn hues in northeast Ohio's national park.       Volcanic Duo in the Andes Mountains The Parinacota and Pomerape volcanoes rise like twins along the Chile-Bolivia border, but close inspection reveals distinct differences in their appearance.       Volcanic Plume Billows From Klyuchevskoy Eurasia's tallest active volcano spewed ash that drifted hundreds of kilometers.       Acapulco After Hurricane Otis Wind and rain from the ferocious hurricane damaged infrastructure and turned forests brown.       Modest Ozone Hole in 2023 Researchers found that the depleted area of the ozone layer over the South Pole was slightly improved this year.       FEATURED SERIES: AIR QUALITY As we continue our focus on air quality, we turn our attention to three issues from EO Kids.             Air Pollution: Seeing Small Specks from Space EO Kids is searching for small specks of air pollutants from space. In this issue, discover how satellites sense air quality from high above the ground. You can also create your very own air quality sensor with our “DIY Science” activity. Cleaning Up Our Air Take a breath of fresh air. Learn how the air we breathe has become cleaner. In this issue, EO Kids looks at a type of smog called photochemical smog and how satellites can track how air pollution is decreasing. Plus, look at cities as sources of air pollution and see how one type of air pollution has improved in “Data Detective.” Smoky Skies and Satellites Smoke from wildfires can have lingering effects on your local environment and your health. Explore how wildfire smoke travels in our sky and find out how NASA satellites track it. Plus, you can track the movement of smoke in the atmosphere from the Australian bushfires of 2019/2020 by creating a flipbook.

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Volcanic Plume Billows From Klyuchevskoy Eurasia's tallest active volcano spewed ash that drifted hundreds of kilometers. (Nov 3, 2023)       Acapulco After Hurricane Otis Wind and rain from the ferocious hurricane damaged infrastructure and turned forests brown. (Nov 2, 2023)

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