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LDCM Arrives in Final Orbit

05.15.2013
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission offers a look at Earth from space with a crisper view than our eyes alone would be capable of.
False color Landsat image of Springs Fire burnscar

Mapping the Severity of California's Springs Fire from Space

05.09.2013
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), the newest Landsat satellite, passed over the Springs Fire on May 4, 2013.
Landsat image of Paluweh volcano ash plume

Landsat Thermal Sensor Lights Up from Volcano's Heat

05.06.2013
As the Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite flew over Indonesia's Flores Sea April 29, it captured an image of Paluweh volcano spewing ash into the air.
Thumbnail of LDCM image of Crater Lake

A Dynamic Landscape, a Dynamic Sensor

04.30.2013
The varied colors and topography of national forests in the Pacific Northwest's Cascade Mountains provide a great test for LDCM's eyesight.
MASTER data composite image of San Andreas fault area

HyspIRI: Seeing the Forest, the Trees and More!

04.22.2013
Light is more than meets the eye -- the human eye, that is. This spring's HyspIRI airborne campaign took a look at light that we can't see to study Earth's chemistry.
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The Biospheric Sciences Laboratory studies terrestrial ecosystems and their interactions with the atmosphere using multiscale remote sensing, mathematical modeling, and advanced analytical techniques. This research allows Laboratory scientists to characterize and predict environmental changes due to natural and anthropogenic processes at local to global scales.

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