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Press Releases & Feature Stories

Aqua image of supercell thunderstorm system

Severe Thunderstorms, Tornado Strike Oklahoma

05.21.2013
On May 20, 2013, a supercell thunderstorm in central Oklahoma spawned a destructive tornado that passed just south of Oklahoma City.
Terra image of Alaska's Pavlof Volcano

Alaska's Pavlof Volcano Erupts

05.16.2013
For the third time this century, Alaska’s Pavlof Volcano is erupting.
Aqua image of Southern Australia fires

NASA Sees Controlled Fires in Southern Australia

05.13.2013
Today's image of southern Australia showing New South Wales and Victoria shows a series of controlled fires.
Aqua image of Siberian fires

Wildfires in Siberia

05.10.2013
The Aqua satellite provided this satellite image showing a series of hotspots found in the Siberian region of Russia. These hotspots have been categorized as wildfires rather than agricultural fires.
Terra image of northeastern Indian fires

Fires in Northeastern India

05.07.2013
NASA’s Terra satellite detected dozens of fires burning in northeastern India on May 05, 2013.
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Laboratory News

Congratulations to Dr. Miguel Román

03.01.2013
Congratulations to Dr. Miguel Román for his election as Vice Chair of the Land Product Validation (LPC) sub-group of the Committee for Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Working Group on Calibration and Validation (WGCV). In his new role, Dr. Román will help foster and coordinate international validation activities for satellite-derived land products, develop international validation protocols, promote data sharing, and ensure that data and results are available to the user community
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Overview

The Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory produces stable, well calibrated, and scientifically validated products from Earth observing satellites. These products fill the needs of researchers at Goddard Space Flight Center working to advance understanding of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere on a global scale. The Laboratory partners with other federal agencies to develop and operate computing systems that provide custom products in near real-time for applied research and applications.

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