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Data User Stories
NASA's Earth observation data is used by researchers, decision makers, and communities around the globe—from farmers to climate scientists to experts in artificial intelligence. Meet some of our users by reading their stories.
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Data from NASA’s Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observations (LANCE) are critical to the Navy’s tropical cyclone forecasts.
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The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission provides critical data for understanding Earth's water cycle, including data about freshwater systems that have not been available from any previous hydrology-related missions.
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Aaron Friesz, a NASA Openscapes mentor at NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), helps promote open science principles to empower more diverse, inclusive, and effective data science communities.
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NASA has long used imaging spectroscopy to peer into space. Now, scientists are using the technology to take a closer look at Earth.
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New instruments like the Ka-band Radar Interferometer present NASA Engineers with calibration and validation challenges.
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NASA Earth science data help scientists like Dr. James G. Allen develop processes for better satellite retrievals of ocean parameters.
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NASA Earth science data help Dr. Gonzalo González Abad produce retrievals of formaldehyde and other atmospheric trace gases.
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Salinity data from NASA’s Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) help Dr. Frederick Bingham study ocean dynamics.
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