The Copernicus Sentinel-5P mission is designed to monitor pollutants entering the atmosphere because of major forest fires.
remote sensing
Physical Geography
Satellite Imagery Shows How Much of South Dakota’s Flood Fields Were Unable to be Farmed
In August of 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that South Dakota had 3.9 million “prevented planting” acres.
Physical Geography
Mapping Ground Movement From the 2019 California Earthquake with Satellite Data
Researchers with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have used satellite data to map out surface displacement from the 2019 California earthquakes.
Human Geography
Interactive Map of How Nighttime Light Pollution Has Changed Around the World
The Radiance Light Trends website offers an interactive map where users can see how night light pollution has changed between 1992 to the present.
Maps and GIS
Who Coined the Term ‘Remote Sensing’?
While the origins of remote sensing can be traced to World War II’s use of radar, sonar, and thermal detection technologies, the use of the term ‘remote sensing’ wasn’t coined until the late 1950s.
Physical Geography
Ground Movement in Norway
Data from InSAR Norway has helped the Geological Survey of Norway learn where there are areas of significant ground movement in both natural and urban areas of Norway.
Physical Geography
How Much of the Earth is Covered by Clouds?
Exactly how much of the world is covered in clouds?
Human Geography
Nighttime Illumination Continues to Grow Worldwide
A new study used remotely sensed data from an earth observation satellite to analyze the rate of increase in artificial night lights between 2012 and 2016.
Physical Geography
Map of Cold and Hot Temperature Anomalies Across the World
NASA has compiled a temperature anomaly map of the world using data acquired between December 26, 2017 and January 2, 2018.
Physical Geography
Tracking Penguin Colonies Through Their Droppings
Researchers are using Landsat 7 satellite imagery on Antarctica’s penguin population and estimating their numbers based on the large guano stains left behind.
Maps and GIS
Scientists are Improving How They Track Hurricanes with New Satellites
The Atlantic hurricane season in 2017 has given researchers the opportunity to perfect some of their previous methods and put into practice new instruments used to track hurricanes.
Physical Geography
How Deep are the Earth’s Tectonic Plates?
Researchers have been able to create a better picture of tectonic plates by using both earthquake vibrations and seismic waves.