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Signs of the U.S. Drought Are Underground
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Signs of the U.S. Drought Are Underground

The GRACE satellites can detect the movement and depletion of water supplies at and below Earth’s surface.

Published Sep 20, 2012

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Hot and Cold in the Arizona Desert
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Hot and Cold in the Arizona Desert

The Thermal Infrared Sensor on the newest Landsat provides insight into something invisible to human eyes: the temperature of the land surface.

Published Apr 18, 2013

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Land Cover Map of France
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Land Cover Map of France

From vineyards to roadways, this map paints a detailed picture of surface types found across the country.

Published Aug 15, 2017

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Irrigation and Land Surface Temperature in Oregon
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Irrigation and Land Surface Temperature in Oregon

he difference between poplar plantations and native vegetation is illustrated in this pair of satellite images, collected by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite on August 27, 2006.

Published Dec 10, 2006

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Global Groundwater Basins in Distress
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Global Groundwater Basins in Distress

About one third of Earth’s large groundwater basins are being rapidly depleted by human consumption even though we have little accurate data about how much water remains in them.

Published Jul 24, 2015

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Map of Paved Surfaces
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Map of Paved Surfaces

Published Jun 4, 2001

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Water Storage Maps Show Improvement
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Water Storage Maps Show Improvement

At the surface, moisture is more abundant than in 2012. But time will tell if it seeps down to restore aquifers parched by drought.

Published Jun 18, 2013

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Boom-and-Bust Water Supplies in Southeast Australia
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Boom-and-Bust Water Supplies in Southeast Australia

New maps show the fluctuating river and lake levels in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Published Jul 16, 2016

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Water Storage Anomalies in Mississippi Basin
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Water Storage Anomalies in Mississippi Basin

These images show how terrestrial water storage in the four major sub-basins of the United States’ Mississippi River basin differed from average in January and July 2005.

Published Jan 26, 2007

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Studying Plants, Permafrost, and Carbon near Barrow, Alaska
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Studying Plants, Permafrost, and Carbon near Barrow, Alaska

Compared to a photo-like image, a false-color image of the lake-dotted tundra near Barrow, Alaska, reveals more detail about the different plant communities occupying wetter or drier areas of the landscape.

Published Oct 22, 2009

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