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Figure 4. The Agência Nacional de Águas e Saneamento Básico’s (ANA) [Brazilian National Water and Sanitation Agency] SWOT Early Adopter...
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Figure 3. Both these maps show the root mean square (RMS) error in the SWOT 21-day phase data in sea...
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Figure 2. Altimetry data collected over calibration/validation (Cal/Val) sites using traditional nadir altimeter data only [left], a combination of traditional...
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Figure 1. Forty SWOT Early Adopter (EA) teams span the globe with a wide range of operational and applied science...
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Figure 10. Digital Elevation Model output before and after Hurricane Michael in Florida, October 2018.
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Figure 9. Illustration of the ATL18 canopy height product at 1 km (~0.6 mi) spatial resolution at the global scale....
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Figure 11. Bathymetry data from ICESat-2 [shown below] have been used across a wide variety of morphologies [some of which...
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Figure 8. NASA’s Global Learning and observations to benefit the Environment (GLOBE) has developed an app called GLOBE Trees that...
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Figure 7. Searching ICESat-2 tracks in OpenAltimetry, a map-based data visualization and discovery tool for altimetry data. Figure credit: Mikala...
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Figure 6. The Science Impact Framework, which allows the impact of scientific work to be quantified and to determine if...
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Figure 5. Strategies to extend ICESat-2 to new communities through activities and trainings such as those hosted by the Applied...
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Figure 4. Near real-time active fire mapping as well as air quality monitoring and forecasting are available via NASA’s Fire...
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Figure 3. Graphic showing the different levels of data available from the NASA Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2)...
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Figure 2. A ‘donut’ plot showing the proportion of ICESat-2 Applications Workshop attendees identified by institution. This information was provided...
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Figure 1. A word cloud designed to highlight terms that occur most frequently in all ICESat-2 publications since 2018. The...
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Photo 10. Ellen Gray [GSFC/KBR—Senior Outreach Specialist] engaging attendees in Kerrville, TX with various NASA Science outreach materials. Photo credit:...
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Photo 9. Steve Graham, Dalia Kirshenblat, Danielle Kirshenblat, and attendees as totality begins at approximately 3:13 PM EDT. Photo credit:...
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Photo 8. Dalia Kirshenblat and Danielle Kirshenblat watching the eclipse begin at approximately 2:00 PM EDT. Photo credit: NASA
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Photo 7. Steve Graham [GSFC/GST—Principal Outreach and Exhibits Specialist], Dalia Kirshenblat, and Danielle Kirshenblat [Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)—Video Media...
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Movie. Timelapse of the eclipse’s totality in Cleveland, OH. Photo credit: Danielle Kirshenblat
Photo 6. Jack Kaye [NASA HQ—Associate Director for Research, Earth Science Division (ESD)] hands out eclipse posters and other outreach...
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Photo 5. SSO staff member Dalia Kirshenblat [NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)/Global Science and Technology Inc.—Science Writer and Outreach...
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Photo 4. Totality in Houlton, Maine. Photo credit: Zoe Jenkins
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Photo 3. NASA Eclipse celebration at the sunspot in Houlton, Maine. Photo credit: Zoe Jenkins [NASA Headquarters (HQ)/ASRC Federal —...
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Photo 2. Solar prominence [lower right of the solar disc] seen during totality in Cleveland, OH. Photo credit: GRC
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Photo 1. The moment of totality in Cleveland, OH. Photo credit: GRC
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Figure 3. Descriptions of each outreach activity stationed at individual tents over the three-day festival. Figure credit: GRC
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Figure 3. Descriptions of each outreach activity stationed at individual tents over the three-day festival. Figure credit: GRC
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Figure 2. Image of the “NASA Village” at the Eclipse festival in Cleveland, OH, hosted by GRC. Figure credit: GRC
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Figure 1. The total solar eclipse was visible along a narrow track stretching from Texas to Maine on April 8,...
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Credit: NASA’s Glenn Research Center (GRC)
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Photo 15. Pilots prepare for the 2024 total solar eclipse experiments on WB-57 jets on April 8, 2024, at Ellington...
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Photo 14. The third rocket from the APEP mission leaves the launch pad during the October 2023 annular eclipse. Photo...
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Photo 13. [left to right] Nicola Fox [NASA HQ—Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD)], Alex Lockwood [NASA HQ—Strategic...
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Photo 12. Astronaut Reid Wiseman speaks at a NASA broadcast in Kerrville, TX. Photo credit: NASA
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Photo 11. NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman poses with a potential future astronaut and attendee at the Eclipse event in Kerrville,...
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Main Banner Background Image of the Atchafalaya Delta in Louisiana, taken by Landsat 8 on Dec. 1, 2016. This false-color...
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Figure. The day-night band on Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) captured this image of the aurora borealis that occurred...
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Figure 7. The CERES Earth Radiation Budget (ERB) climate data record shows a positive trend for the absorbed solar radiation...
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Figure 1. The Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) composite record spans almost five decades and includes measurements from 13 different instruments...
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Photo. Attendees at the 2023 Sun–Climate Symposium in Flagstaff, AZ. Photo credit: Kelly Boden/LASP
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Map and photo credit: Mark Nebel/NPS
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Figure 8. The San Fernando Observatory (SFO) [left] has been making visible [middle] and near ultraviolet (NUV) [right] solar images...
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Figure 6. The sunspot number progression (black) during solar cycle 25 is higher than predicted (red). The original NASA–NOAA panel...
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Figure 5. The albedo differences between the visible and near-infrared bands are shown for the southern hemisphere (red line) and...
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Figure 4. The rainfall amount has shifted over the past fifty years (red is less and blue is more) with...
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Figure 3. Illustration of an exoplanet transit that will occult a starspot. The transit light curve can provide information about...
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Figure 2. The solar spectral irradiance (SSI) variability from TSIS-1 SIM is compared to the total solar irradiance (TSI) variability...
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Figure 8. PAs effectively preserve additional AGC across continents and biomes, with forest biomes dominating the global signal, particularly in...
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Figure 2. Daytime variability of the median liquid cloud optical thickness over ocean for different seasons of the year derived...
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Figure 1. Sun-Earth-Vehicle (SEV) angle (red curve) and the distance between Earth and the DSCOVR satellite (blue curve) versus time...
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Photo: Pictured here are the in-person attendees of the 2023 GRACE-FO Science Team. Another 52 people participated online. Image credit:...
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Figure 1. The top row of maps show estimates of individual components of the observed sea level trend in the...
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Figure 6. [Top] Average lidar canopy height at 0.01° resolution in. computed by gridding both GEDI and ICESat-2 together, and...
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Photo. GEDI Science Team meeting in-person and virtual attendees. Photo credit: Talia Schwelling
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Figure 9. Forest biomass estimates, in the format of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Tier 1 values from NASA...
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Figure 8. The GEDI-domain protected areas cover a range of biomes. Figure credit: Laura Duncanson/published in a 2023 paper in...
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Figure 7. [Top] Protected areas (Pas) such as national parks can reduce habitat loss and degradation (from logging) and extractive...
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Figure 5. Female Downy Woodpecker with tree cavity in which other organisms may use in the future for habitat. Woodpecker...
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Figure 4. Gridded mean aboveground biomass density [top] and standard error of the mean [bottom] from Version 2.1 of the...
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Figure 3. Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat as seen from the International Space Station. Figure credit: Samantha...
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Figure 2. NASA GEDI mission move from EFU-6 to EFU-7 on the ISS on 17 March 2023. GEDI was in...
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Figure 2. NASA GEDI mission move from EFU-6 to EFU-7 on the ISS on 17 March 2023. GEDI was in...
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Figure 1. Country-wide estimates of total aboveground biomass (GEDI_L4B_AGB) in peta grams (Pg) using GEDI L4B Version 2.1 dataset. Figure...
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[left] NASA Science teams meet at the San Francisco Marriott Union Square for the annual Strategic Content and Integration Meeting....
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Photo 14. SMD Art Director Jenny Mottar interacts with AGU attendees during one of six scheduled Science Explorer poster signings....
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Photo 13. [top left] Carter Emmart [OpenSpace—Creative Lead] conducts a tech demo on the capabilities of the data visualization software....
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Photo 12. [left] A model of the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa inspires AGU attendees to learn more about NASA’s...
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Photo 11. A collection of 2024 NASA Science Planning Guides are organized near the entrance to the Moscone West exhibit...
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Photo 10. AGU attendees explore their copies of the coveted 2024 NASA Science Planning Guide as they arrive at the...
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Photo 9. Members of NASA’s Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) program and AGU attendees pose with...
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Photo 8. An image of the “Through the Eyes of NASA” photowall, featuring artwork from Jenny Mottar [NASA HQ—SMD Art...
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Photo 7. Joseph Westlake [NASA HQ—Director of the Heliophysics Division] addresses an audience of AGU attendees from the NASA Hyperwall...
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Photo 6. Mark Subbarao [GSFC—Director of NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio] discusses the studio’s latest data visualization efforts and shares some...
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Photo 5. Mark Clampin [NASA HQ—Director of SMD’s Astrophysics Division] discusses the state of NASA’s broad suite of astrophysics missions...
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Photo 4. Lori Glaze [NASA HQ—Director of SMD’s Planetary Science Division] gave a presentation that focused on the success of...
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Photo 3. Karen St. Germain [NASA HQ—Director of SMD’s Earth Science Division] delivers her Hyperwall presentation, titled “An Overview of...
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Photo 2. Nicola Fox [NASA HQ—Associate Administrator of SMD] provides an overview of NASA’s Heliophysics Division in front of the...
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Photo 1. [left] The NASA Science exhibit at AGU23 as viewed from the front of the NASA Hyperwall, where attendees...
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Photo. Student teams and their mentors at the 2019 NASA DeepRacer Challenge, a collaborative event between ESTO and Amazon Web...
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Figure 4. The chart shows the overall distribution of start (blue curve) and end (orange curve) of of the 812...
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Figure 3. Nearly 90% of the 812 projects that have graduated from ESTO funding and were assessed for TRL have...
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Figure 2. The ESTO Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale helps track the development of most projects in its portfolio. ESTO...
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Figure 1. Breakdown of organization affiliations of ESTO PIs and Co-PIs. Image credit: Philip Larkin/GSFC
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Photo. Dr. Richard (Rich) Stolarski in February, 1989 at the NASA Arctic Airborne Stratospheric Experiment (AASE-I) in Stavanger, Norway. Rich...
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Figure. The Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) on NASA’s PACE mission detects light across a hyperspectral range, which gives scientists new...
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Photo. Mary at work on the Space Shuttle Atlantis, May 1989. Photo credit: NASA
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Mary Cleave [1947–2023]. Photo credit: NASA
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Figure 4. Characteristics of a diverse and inclusive community from the September 7, 2023, engagement activity responses (total respondents: 49)....
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Figure 3. Engagement activity statements and responses collected to assess level of PACE user concern with aspects of data discovery,...
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Figure 2. Responses to a pre-workshop questionnaire assessing respondents’ readiness to use PACE data (total respondents: 993). Image Credit: PACE...
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Figure 1. PACE Applications Workshop Progression from 2020 to 2025. Image credit: NASA PACE Applications Program
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Photo. Some of the attendees at the fifty-second ASTER STM. Photo credit: Mako Komoda, JSS
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Figure 3. ASTER and Landsat 8 and 9 data provide a way to compare the satellite-derived temperature and lake surface...
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Figure 2. Three-dimensional plots show heat flux and temperature plots (further explained in the text) for hundreds of ASTER TIR...
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Figure 1. Google Earth Image of landfill in India [top] and temporal changes in volume from 2001 to 2021 [bottom]....
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Figure 6. SHADOZ and IAGOS time series of average ozone amounts in parts-per-billion by volume (ppbv) in the 700–300 hPa...
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Figure 5. GSFC Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) model trends for lowermost stratosphere (LMS; 15–20 km, or 9–12 mi) ozone in...
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Figure 4. Coincident ozonesonde and satellite comparisons in percent difference for the La Réunion station. [Top] Time series comparisons of...
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Figure 3. Total number of archived SHADOZ ozonesonde profiles for each year from 1998–2023. Note that 2023 is an estimate...
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Figure 2. Timeline of ozone-measuring satellites that have used SHADOZ ozonesonde data for algorithm development and validation since 1995. Editor’s...
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Figure 1. Map of SHADOZ stations where more than 10 years of data have been collected—from 1998–2023. Periods of operations...
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Figure 3. EPIC image taken over Mexico on July 4, 2018. The red, white and blue spot over central Mexico...
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Figure 2. Daytime variability of the median liquid cloud optical thickness over ocean for different seasons of the year derived...
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Figure 1. Sun-Earth-Vehicle (SEV) angle (red curve) and the distance between Earth and the DSCOVR satellite (blue curve) versus time...
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Photo. Attendees of the 2023 PMM STM in front of the McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis, MN. Photo credit: Chris...
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Figure 3. Evaluation of passive microwave (PMW) frequencies and coverage to assess data gaps and needs for the future of...
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Figure 2. A technique for retrieving hydrometeor information from GMI brightness temperature. In these RGB plots, snow and rain are...
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Figure 1. Evaluation of DPR product improvements from V06 to V07. Dual frequency product has smaller bias than KuPR product....
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Daniel Segessenman [ESIP Community Fellow] explains his poster at the Research Showcase in Burlington, VT. Photo credit: Homer Horowitz
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Photo 2. The ESIP Teacher Workshop took participants outside to test the solar eclipse gear they will use in their...
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Photo 1. ESIP celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2023. Founded as a knowledge sharing space, the nonprofit has grown as...
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Figure 1: Scott Reinhard from the New York Times uses national and state geospatial data to create data visualizations for...
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Figure 2. This graph shows the density of the water mass traveling northward from the tropics and sub-tropics toward the...
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Figure 1. This graph shows the decadal variations of the Earth Energy Imbalance (EEI) estimated from the space geodetic method...
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Figure 1. Depicts the key elements that organizations need for successful collective impact. Figure credit: Using a Collective Impact Approach...
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Figure 3. The SciAct teams each develop partnerships with local, regional, or national organizations that can help them advance their...
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Photo 3. Participants look at the results of a hands-on activity, one of the many types of SciAct resources and...
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Figure 5. Since the start of 2021, more than half of the SciAct teams have focused their efforts on broadening...
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Figure 4. Histogram of citations for SciAct publications as of Oct. 31, 2023. Figure credit: Lin Chambers
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Photo 2. Participants work on the concept of stellar spectra with guidance from a NASA subject matter expert. Photo credit:...
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Figure 2. This map shows locations where the SciAct teams conducted various learner interactions across the lower 48 states and...
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Photo 1. The SciAct community gathered for its most recent annual meeting in November 2023. Photo credit: NASA
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Photo. NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) spacecraft, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, successfully lifts off from Space...
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Figure. NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mapped hematite, goethite, and kaolinite in North Africa and the Arabian...
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