remote sensing
How Much of the Earth is Covered by Clouds?
Caitlin Dempsey
Exactly how much of the world is covered in clouds?
Nighttime Illumination Continues to Grow Worldwide
Caitlin Dempsey
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.
Map of Cold and Hot Temperature Anomalies Across the World
Caitlin Dempsey
NASA has compiled a temperature anomaly map of the world using data acquired between December 26, 2017 and January 2, 2018.
Scientists are Improving How They Track Hurricanes with New Satellites
Elizabeth Borneman
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.
How Deep are the Earth’s Tectonic Plates?
Elizabeth Borneman
Researchers have been able to create a better picture of tectonic plates by using both earthquake vibrations and seismic waves.