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EARTHDATA DISCOVERY OPEN ACCESS FOR OPEN SCIENCE | JANUARY 2024                               NASA-Funded Research Facilitates Global Biomass Inventories           The joint NASA/ESA Multi-Mission Algorithm and Analysis Platform (MAAP) was featured at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) as part of the Global Stocktake (GST). The platform is designed to support collaborative research in a common cloud environment.                   The Biomass Earthdata Dashboard, powered by MAAP, plays a key role in assessing global biomass stocks. Explore Biomass Data                       Articles                 Living in Heat that Kills Every summer, up to 600 people die in Miami-Dade County, FL, from extreme heat exposure. A NASA-funded initiative incorporating data from NASA’s Earth science collection is helping the county better protect vulnerable residents.           Making SAR Data Easier to Use Two new analysis-ready synthetic aperture radar (SAR) products created by NASA’s Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project reduce the time and technical barriers to using SAR observations.           From Petabytes to Insights: Tackling Earth Science’s Scaling Problem IMPACT Project Manager Dr. Rahul Ramachandran was selected for the 2023 Greg Leptoukh Lecture Award. The lecture recognizes notable contributions in informatics and data science that enable scientific discoveries. The talk is virtual on the Earthdata website.           Entering the Second Decade of OCO-2 Data Since 2014, NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) has acquired high-resolution atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) observations with unprecedented accuracy. These data show the unambiguous increase in global CO2 levels.           Hurricane Otis by the Numbers Many factors caused Hurricane Otis to intensify to a monster Category 5 storm in 24 hours before bringing howling winds and driving rain to Acapulco, Mexico. A Data in Action article explores the data behind the storm’s rapid intensification.           A Month of Precipitation Contrasts An examination of Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) data for December 2023 shows the dramatic contrast in U.S. precipitation between the heavy rain along both coasts and the relatively dry interior of the country.           Summer 2023 in Review and a Look at the Upcoming Winter NASA data enable a look back at a very warm Northern Hemisphere summer and a look forward at what the upcoming winter might hold, including the influence of El Niño.           The Tools Behind Snow Data The 2023 winter brought record snow to parts of the western U.S. Getting accurate snow depth data over a wide area is not easy. Learn more about the challenges of acquiring snow data and the tools behind these data.                   Webinars & Events                 Earthdata Search Webinar January 24, 2024           Whether you are an experienced Earthdata Search user or are just getting started, this webinar will show you how to search for, discover, and access Earth science data using Earthdata Search.           GPM 10-in-10 Webinar Series To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission’s launch, the GPM team is hosting 10 webinars in 2024 focusing on precipitation measurement from space. The first webinar takes place Thursday, February 8.               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: OpenAltimetry From studies of land elevation to changes in water level, OpenAltimetry enables users to work with large volumes of satellite laser altimetry data from NASA’s Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) and ICESat-2 missions.                   Open Science                 Transform to Open Science (TOPS) Open Science 101 Now Available Open Science 101 is a free public training to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to navigate the principles and practices of open science. Register today and complete the course to receive your NASA Open Science digital badge.           Still Time to Enter: Earth Observation Visualization Challenge The Earth Observation Visualization Challenge seeks solvers of all levels to use open data and open science practices to build visualizations highlighting Zero Hunger, Clean Water and Sanitation, and Climate Action. The competition ends January 26.                   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.           Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Winter Meeting Date: January 23-26 Location: Virtual           American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting Date: January 28-February 1 Location: Baltimore, MD/Virtual           Esri Federal GIS Conference Date: February 13-14 Location: Washington, DC           American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting Date: February 15-17 Location: Denver, CO           Commodity Classic Date: February 28-March 2 Location: Houston, TX           European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly Date: April 14-19 Location: Vienna, Austria/Virtual           American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting Date: April 16-20 Location: Vienna, Austria/Virtual                   Worldview Images of the Week           Atmospheric River Drenches the Pacific Northwest An early-December atmospheric river delivered warm, wet weather to much of the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon, toppling daily rainfall and temperature records and escalating flood and debris flow risks.           Tropical Cyclone Jasper Tropical Cyclone Jasper is the first tropical storm of the season to hit Australia. The storm brought winds of more than 85 miles per hour and rainfall rates around 0.5 inches/hour to the northeast corner of the country.           Iceland Volcano Erupts After weeks of earthquakes, lava began flowing from a fissure near the town of Grindavik on the Reykjanes Peninsula of Iceland near the capital of Reykjavik. The red area in this image is the lava heat signature.           Toshka Lakes, Egypt The Toshka Lakes appear due to periodic overflow of Lake Nasser in Egypt. Heavy rainfall in Sudan and South Sudan in the summer of 2019 and major flooding events in Sudan in 2020, 2021, and 2022 refilled the lakes.           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.                 Contact Us