NASA Earthdata Discovery: News for June 2024

 

EARTHDATA DISCOVERY OPEN ACCESS FOR OPEN SCIENCE | JUNE 2024                               NASA Earth Science Data Help Solve Western Water Challenges           NASA constantly monitors water in the Western U.S. Getting these data into the hands of water managers for applied use is the role of NASA’s Western Water Applications Office. Data from new missions are creating new opportunities to improve Western water resources.                   Use high-resolution, hyperspectral data from the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission to research our ocean. Access PACE Tutorials                       Articles                 NASA Earth Observations Assist in Tracking Air Quality in India Air Quality Index (AQI) values across India routinely surpasses World Health Organization limits for healthy breathing, contributing to the country’s rising rates of illness and premature death. NASA Earth observation data are helping scientists track and monitor pollutants across the country.           New Weather and Climate Foundation Model Trained on NASA Earth Science Data The application of artificial intelligence (AI) to NASA Earth science data has led to the development of the first open-source foundation model (FM) for weather and climate. Applying AI to the chaos of weather and climate will help improve forecasting and open new windows into climate science.           The Significance of SWOT There never has been an orbital hydrology mission quite like the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft. SWOT’s freshwater science lead, Dr. Tamlin Pavelsky, talks about what makes SWOT special and how you can maximize your use of SWOT data.           NASA Data Used to Visualize Ocean Microplastics A Brazilian team used NASA Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) data to create a visualization of microplastics along the coast of Brazil. H2Plastic is one of five global winners in the 2024 Pale Blue Dot Visualization Challenge.           Data Recovery Provides New Estimate of Mid-1970s Polar Sea Ice Extent Data recovered from original mission magnetic tapes are providing estimates of sea ice extent in the Arctic and Antarctic in the mid-1970s. The data are from the Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer (ESMR) aboard NASA’s Nimbus-5 satellite. ESMR acquired data from December 1972 to May 1977.                   Webinars & Events                     GPM 10-in-10 Webinar Series July 11, 2024           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 July webinar focus is Remote Sensing.           Hydrology from Space July 16, 2024 A free and open workshop for using data from the SWOT mission is part of the Hacking Limnology Virtual Summit. The Summit is a week-long series of talks and workshops focused on open data science and modeling by early career scientists and researchers.           ESIP Summer Meeting Explores the Power of Data Ethics July 22-26, 2024 Registration is open for the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Summer Meeting. The meeting takes place in Asheville, NC, and online with the theme of Grounded in Trust: Data Ethics Empower Collaboration. Early registration closes June 22.           Finding Your TEMPO Recorded May 29, 2024 NASAs Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) mission is the first space-based instrument to monitor major air pollutants across North America every daylight hour at high spatial resolution. This webinar presents an introduction to TEMPO datasets, services, and tools.           New Dark Target Aerosol Product Suite Recorded June 10, 2024 Intense aerosol plumes from dust storms and wildfires can move and change rapidly, and frequent observations are needed. This webinar demonstrates how to find, access, and download data products in the new Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO)-Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Dark Target Aerosol data product suite.                       New Data, Tutorials, & Resources           Discover New NASA Earth Science Data NASA’s archive of unrestricted data continues to grow. Read summaries of the latest data products, services, and tools released over the past month.           Beta Release of TEMPO Data A new suite of beta Level 1, 2, and 3 data products from the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) mission are available. While not intended for scientific research, these data will aid in the development of applications for working with TEMPO standard data products.           New Layers Added to Worldview Fifteen new data layers in NASA Worldview make it easier to explore NASA Earth science data. The new layers are from the PACE satellite, the NOAA-20 and NOAA-21 satellites, and the Sentinel-3A and -3B satellites.           Using Panoply and Giovanni to Illustrate Ocean Processes NASA’s Giovanni system provides visualization options for use with a variety of data variables. Learn how line plot diagrams created using NASA Panoply data visualization software and that incorporate Giovanni data maps enable a different look at a variety of ocean processes.           POWER Tutorials on Earthdata YouTube Channel New tutorials on the NASA Earthdata YouTube channel provide in-depth information about using NASA’s Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) Project to explore solar and meteorological datasets supporting renewable energy, sustainable building, and agroclimatology.                   OpenScience                 Earn Your Open Science Digital Badge Open Science 101 is a free online 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.                   Worldview Images of the Week           The Gulf Stream The warm, rapidly flowing Gulf Stream System starts in the Gulf of Mexico and follows the U.S. East Coast to North Carolina. The Gulf Stream Current begins just past Cape Hatteras, where it turns east into the Atlantic Ocean to become the North Atlantic Current as it heads toward Europe.           Fires in Central America High temperatures and decreased rainfall due to El Niño conditions are causing wildfires and drought throughout Central America, with the heaviest smoke and worst air quality in Honduras.           Flooding in Tanzania A major cyclone hit the African nations of Tanzania and Kenya, leading to extensive flooding. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Flood layer highlights flooded areas in red, making it easy to see and assess flooded areas in imagery.           Poor Air Quality from Canadian Wildfires Following the record-shattering Canadian wildfire season of 2023, intense wildfires already are burning in northwest Canada. Aerosols from burning biomass are leading to poor air quality across much of western Canada.           Chlorophyll a Along the Coast of California The upwelling of nutrient-rich cool water along the California coast led to a phytoplankton feeding frenzy. Red/dark red colors in this Worldview image indicate areas with extremely high concentrations of chlorophyll a, which is an indication of high phytoplankton abundance.           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.   NASA | 8800 Greenbelt Rd., Greenbelt, MD 20771