Earth Science Vital Signs

"Vital Signs of the Planet"

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Critical Missions to Monitor the Health of Earth's Life-Enabling Systems

● Pulse of the Planet / Vital Signs... Climate Change

● Climate Change: Vital Signs App

● Earth Observations

● Environmental Security

Earth Science Heads Up Display

Earth Research

Vital Signs: Pulse of the Planet

NASA Climate: Vital Signs of the Planet

Earth Right Now

Climate Essentials

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Vital Signs: Taking the Pulse of the Planet (video)

NASA Earth Observing Satellite Fleet / August 2014

Coordinated Earth Measurement

Isn't It Time We Measure?

NASA Earth Sciences - Asks Public to Join In

Earth Science and Monitoring from Space

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NASA Climate

NASA Missions / Earth Right Now

GPM - Next-generation measurements of global snow and rain

OCO-2 - Measuring atmospheric carbon dioxide

OCO-2 / (TW)

ISS - Rapidscat - Monitoring ocean winds

CATS - Observing pollution, dust and smoke in the atmosphere

SMAP - Studying soil moisture

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https://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/ --- https://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/projects-supported

The Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) at NASA Langley Research Center

ASDC is a crucial hub for the NASA Earth science program responsible for processing, archival, and distribution of Earth science data in the areas of radiation budget, clouds, aerosols, and tropospheric chemistry

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Permafrost/Tundra -- Methane

Permafrost Loss

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Collections of Home Earth Imagery

NASA Scientific Visualization Studio

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