Results for: 2005
Paleoclimatology: Climate Close-up
December 23, 2005Both tree rings and similar rings in ocean coral can tell scientists about rainfall and temperatures during a single growing season. Read more
Paleoclimatology: The Ice Core Record
December 19, 2005For six weeks every summer between 1989 and 1993, Alley and other scientists pushed columns of ice along the science assembly line, labeling and analyzing the snow for information about past climate Read more
Mosaic of Antarctica
December 6, 2005Researchers use MODIS images to show Antarctica like you've never seen it before. Read more
Looking for Lawns
November 8, 2005Move over, corn. According to a satellite-based estimate, lawns constitute the largest area of irrigated crops in America. Read more
Drought and Deluge Change Chesapeake Bay Biology
November 2, 2005In September 2008, after years of population declines, NOAA declared the Chesapeake Bay’s crab fishery a federal disaster (press release). This article from 2005 describes how NASA scientists used satellite observations to study how heavy rain and drought affect the amount of pollution that enters the bay. Read more
The Art of Science
October 18, 2005Astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) have many tasks, but a consistent favorite is taking photographs of Earth. Read more
Blue Marble Next Generation
October 13, 200512 months of high-resolution global true color satellite imagery. Read more
Fire Emergency in Acre, Brazil
October 11, 2005NASA-funded ecologists studying the Amazon Rainforest use satellite data to help fight out-of-control fires in Acre, Brazil. Read more
Paleoclimatology: A Record from the Deep
September 27, 2005Containing fossilized microscopic plants and animals and bits of dust swept from the continents, the layers of sludge on the ocean floor provide information for scientists trying to piece together the climates of the past. Read more
Operation Antarctica
September 15, 2005When Program Managers of the U.S. Antarctic Program had to figure out how to get supplies to research camps in Antarctica, they turned to NASA sensors for information. Read more
Out of the Crevasse Field
August 30, 2005NASA satellite data help the Antarctic Traverse Team avoid danger and beat a path to the South Pole. Read more
Cloudy with a Chance of Drizzle
August 9, 2005By analyzing data from the MISR instrument, scientists discover that a unique type of cloud formation is much more prevalent than previously believed. Read more
Nimbus' 40th Anniversary
July 19, 2005On August 28, 2004, NASA celebrated the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Nimbus-1 Earth-observation satellite. Starting in 1964 and for the next twenty years, the Nimbus series of missions was the United States' primary research and development platform for satellite remote-sensing of the Earth. Read more
Time on the Shelf
July 12, 2005Twenty-five years of NASA scientists' research in Antarctica and Greenland show that even huge ice sheets can change more quickly than scientists thought, causing sea level to rise. Read more
Paleoclimatology
July 10, 2005Like detectives reconstructing a crime scene, paleoclimatologists scour the Earth for clues to understand the climates of the past and to learn how and why climate changes. Read more
Paleoclimatology: Speleothems
June 28, 2005Like detectives reconstructing a crime scene, paleoclimatologists scour the Earth for clues to understand the climates of the past and to learn how and why climate changes. Read more
Deep Freeze and Sea Breeze: Changing Land and Weather in Florida
May 18, 2005A regional climate model and NASA satellite data say land cover change in south Florida has created both hotter, drier summers, and more severe freezes in the winter. Read more
Paleoclimatology: The Oxygen Balance
May 6, 2005Oxygen is one of the most significant keys to deciphering past climates. Read more
Cheyenne and Catarina: Breaking Records for Sailing and Storms
April 26, 2005When the crew of the Cheyenne set out to break the round-the-world sailing record in March 2004, they would never have guessed what an unusual storm they would meet along the way. Read more
High Water: Building a Global Flood Atlas
April 6, 2005For more than a decade, geologist Bob Brakenridge has been pioneering the use of satellite data for monitoring floods. Read more
The Rising Cost of Natural Hazards
March 30, 2005Disaster-related economic losses topped $145 billion in 2004, the latest in a disturbing upward trend. Has climate change increased the number and severity of natural disasters, or is the rising cost of natural disasters due to other human factors? Read more
Stealing Rain from the Rainforest
March 8, 2005In a rainforest, visible effects of drought can be subtle. An experiment that mimicked the impact of a severe El Nino in the Amazon revealed surprising signs of stress that could be seen from space. Read more
Terra Turns Five
March 1, 2005In February 2000, NASA's Terra satellite began measuring Earth's vital signs with a combination of accuracy, precision, and resolution the world had never before seen. While the mission is still in the process of fulfilling its main science objectives, Terra's portfolio of achievements to date already marks the mission a resounding success. Read more
Enhancing Research and Education through Partnerships
January 25, 2005Examples of student-scientist partnerships demonstrate important benefits and lessons learned for both groups. Read more
Polar Wind Data Blow New Life Into Forecasts
January 11, 2005Where real-world weather observations are scarce, scientists are estimating winds by tracking the movement of clouds and water vapor between consecutive Terra and Aqua satellite images. In a new Earthsky podcast, atmospheric scientist Jeff Key talks about how the technique has improved forecasts and what will happen when these NASA missions reach their end. Read more
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World of Change
Satellite images showing how our world— forests, oceans,
cities, even the Sun— has changed in recent decades.
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Blue Marble
Composite satellite images of the entire Earth.
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Earth at Night
The night side of Earth twinkles with light in these composite global and regional views.
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Experiments
Hands-on educational activities.
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Visible Earth
A catalog of NASA images and animations of our home planet.
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NASA Earth Observations
View, download, and analyze imagery of Earth science data.
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NASA Global Climate Change
Vital signs of the planet.
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Earth Science Picture of the Day
Photos of Earth processes and phenomena.
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