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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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LDCM Looks for Water Amidst the Heat
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LDCM Looks for Water Amidst the Heat

Thermal infrared imagery of the Southern California desert picks up the invisible water in the farmland around the Salton Sea.

Published Apr 23, 2013

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Landsat Data Continuity Mission Takes Off
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Landsat Data Continuity Mission Takes Off

LDCM extends an unprecedented four-decade record of global land observations.

Published Feb 12, 2013

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Extreme Heat in Death Valley
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Extreme Heat in Death Valley

NASA’s ECOSTRESS instrument observed extreme early morning temperatures in the desert of California and Nevada.

Published Aug 20, 2020

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Lava Glows Atop Nishinoshima
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Lava Glows Atop Nishinoshima

The island has been growing steadily since 2013.

Published Apr 21, 2017

Heat Land Volcanoes Remote Sensing

Growth of Nishino-shima Volcanic Island
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Growth of Nishino-shima Volcanic Island

Ash and steam stream from a remote Japanese island.

Published Jul 16, 2014

Land Volcanoes

Eye Exam for a Satellite
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Eye Exam for a Satellite

Researchers use ground and airborne instruments, as well as Landsat 7, to calibrate the imagery from the Landsat Data Continuity Mission.

Published Apr 16, 2013

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The Hottest Spot on Earth
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The Hottest Spot on Earth

For five out of seven years studied, the Lut Desert in Iran sweltered like no other place on the planet.

Published Apr 12, 2012

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A Long Look at El Paso and Ciudad Juarez
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A Long Look at El Paso and Ciudad Juarez

When the Landsat archive is combined with modern computing power, scientists can view the planet not just across space, but also time.

Published Jun 11, 2013

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