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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.
Dr. David Peterson, Naval Research Laboratory meteorologist poses with a globe showing wavy patterns of satellite data. Peterson is in a white, button-down shirt and sitting in the lobby of a large office building. A staircase with a white railing can be seen in the background.
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Dr. David Peterson

For meteorologist David Peterson, Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) data are crucial for studying pyrocumulonimbus events.
A headshot of Dr. Yehuda Bock, Distinguished Researcher and Senior Lecturer at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. Dr. Bock is standing before an ocean backdrop, wearing a brown suitcoat, dark gray shirt, and gray tie.
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Dr. Yehuda Bock

Bock provides NASA's Crustal Dynamics Data Information System (CDDIS) with data products based on ground displacement data.
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Dr. Gareth Funning

Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) data helps researchers study fault creep, which occurs when only part of the fault moves.
Dr. Dan Runfola, Associate Professor of Applied Science, William & Mary, sits arms crossed at a desk in front of several computer monitors in a lab.
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Dr. Dan Runfola

NASA Earth science data help scientists like Dr. Dan Runfola estimate the socioeconomic status of individuals around the globe.
A headshot of Dr. Eric Wilcox, Research Professor of Atmospheric Science at the Desert Research Institute. Dr. Wilcox, who is wearing glasses and a light blue oxford shirt is standing, arms crossed, before a tree-filled background.
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Dr. Eric Wilcox

NASA Earth science data help scientists like Dr. Eric Wilcox investigate how the interaction of aerosols and clouds impacts climate.
Headshot of Dr. Helen Poulos, Adjunct Associate Professor in Wesleyan University's College of the Environment
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Dr. Helen Poulos

Data from NASA’s Land Processes DAAC help Dr. Helen Poulos understand climate-induced change in the forests of the Southwestern U.S.
Headshot of Dr. Fadji Z. Maina, Associate Research Scientist, Hydrological Sciences Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the University of Maryland–Baltimore County.
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Dr. Fadji Z. Maina

Data from NASA’s NSIDC DAAC help scientists like Dr. Fadji Z. Maina research hydrological change in High Mountain Asia.
This is a square image divided into four quadrants and bordered in the color blue. In each quadrant is a picture of a winter forest scene. Overlaid across the entire image is a blue graphic of the Earth featuring North America. The Earth graphic is encircled by a green ring with the words “public-powered Earth science” written in white.
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Public-Powered Earth Science

Dr. Gerald (Stinger) Guala talks about the many ways citizen scientists are enhancing NASA's Earth science data collection.
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