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Photo of the D3R radar, which measures precipitation at similar frequencies as the radar on the GPM Core satellite, measured rain, snow, and sleet at the Traer site in Iowa.

Notes from the Field: Spring Data Collection Features a Winter Mix

05.09.2013
The GPM Ground Validation team collected a coordinated, co-scanned multi-radar frequency and dual-polarimetric dataset with the D3R and NPOL radars in a mixture of rain, snow and sleet.
May 2, 2013. A radar image similar to what you’d see in a weather report.

Notes from the Field: A Line of Snow in a Cold Spring Shower

05.02.2013
Our forecasters at Iowa State, and I believe via the National Weather Service, are calling this a “once in a career storm.”
Photo of NASA and Iowa Flood Center staff installing instrumentation in eastern Iowa for the IFloodS campaign.

NASA, University of Iowa Ground Measurement Campaign to Improve Flood Forecasting

04.30.2013
Ground data now being collected in northeastern Iowa by the Iowa Flood Studies experiment will evaluate how well NASA's GPM mission satellite rainfall data can be used for flood forecasting.
Montage of 2012 Science images

Reviewing Goddard's 2012 Highlights

12.28.2012
If NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center were to write a holiday letter, there would be no shortage of highlights to share. Gathered here are just a few of the shining moments from the Goddard 'household' in 2012.

NASA, AGU to Host NASA Social in San Francisco

11.14.2012
NASA and the American Geophysical Union are inviting social media followers to a unique behind-the-scenes NASA Social on Tuesday, Dec. 4, in San Francisco.
Photo of DC-8 engines out of window

Operation IceBridge Resumes Flights Over Antarctica

10.12.2012
Scientists and flight crew members with Operation IceBridge, NASA's airborne mission to study Earth's changing polar ice, are beginning another campaign over Antarctica.
Photo of NASA Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati

Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati to Discuss 'Looking Homeward Toward Earth: The Power of Perspective,' Oct. 16

10.11.2012
The public is invited to a free event on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Library of Congress, Washington...
Photo of Christy Hansen

Students Invited to Connect with Earth Explorers

10.03.2012
NASA Earth explorers will take students on virtual trips around the world to inspire them to pursue science, technology, engineering and math careers.
Photo of ER-2 arrival at Wallops

NASA Aircraft Helps Develop New Science Instruments

09.17.2012
An ER-2 high altitude research aircraft operating out of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility will take part in the development of two future satellite instruments.
Image of NPOL radar on left and Summer Tanger on right.

Bird Rest Stops To Be Tracked by NASA Rain Radar

06.07.2012
Ground radar set up on the Eastern Shore of Virginia to validate satellite rain measurements will do double duty for The Nature Conservancy as a tool to track migratory birds.
A view of western Greenland's Disko Bay from the air.

One Half Down, One Half to Go

04.24.2012
April 18 marked the mid-point of what has so far been a highly successful 2012 Arctic campaign.
Still of video contest promo image showing amateur videographers making videos

Create NASA Earth Day Video, Win Seats to Launch

04.22.2012
To mark Earth Day 2012, we are again inviting you to create your own compelling video vision of NASA's exploration of Earth.
Cropped image of NASA's famous

Public Invited to Two Free Earth Day 2012 Events at NASA Goddard

04.16.2012
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. is hosting two free events on April 18 in celebration of Earth Day's forty-second anniversary.
Photo of NASA exhibit on National Mall

NASA Celebrates Earth Day 2012 in Washington Area

04.12.2012
NASA is taking part in the celebration of Earth Day's 42nd anniversary on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., from April 20 through April 22, 2012.
Photo of Dr. Moisan and students

NASA Scientist Leads Student Phytoplankton Study

02.10.2012
Dr. Tiffany Moisan has a passion for ocean sciences. Last year, she received an award that enabled her to bring students into the field for a hands-on learning experience.
Photo of This instrument measures microwaves that are naturally emitted from Earth's surface to determine water vapor and cloud and liquid water in the air column.

GCPEX Mission: What We Don't Know about Snow

02.01.2012
In the last ten years, scientists have shown that it is possible to detect falling snow and measure surface snowpack information from the vantage point of space.
Thumbnail of GCPEX logo

Airborne Campaign to Measure Falling Snow

01.12.2012
NASA's DC-8 research plane will begin six weeks of flights over Canada next week in support of a difficult task of the upcoming Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission -- measuring snowfall from space.
Thumbnail image of Earth superimposed over global temperature map

Goddard Year in Review: Earth Science

12.16.2011
These stories, images and videos represent some of Goddard's 2011 Earth science highlights.
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Blogging about AGU

12.05.2011
Adam Voiland, of NASA's Earth Science News Team, is blogging from the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco the week of Dec. 5, 2011.

Asteroids, Mars and Drought Among NASA News Highlights at AGU

12.01.2011
NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the 2011 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
Complete list of NASA-related AGU news briefings
Know Your Earth image of North America covered in snow

'Know Your Earth' 2.0

11.07.2011
Know Your Earth 2.0, Chicago, a collaboration among 12 of NASA’s Earth-observing satellite missions, is focusing on the “on-the-go” and “smart-technology” public in big cities...
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Earth Science Week: 2011

10.07.2011
Earth Science Week: 2011's theme is 'Our Ever-Changing Earth.' NASA offers a variety of multimedia products and educational activities designed to improve understanding of the natural processes that shape our planet.
Explore@NASA Goddard event logo

Goddard Opens its Gates on May 14

05.05.2011
Want to know what a clean room looks like? See a satellite being built? Meet an astronaut? Do this and more at a huge, free event called Explore@NASA Goddard set for May 14, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine!
Event Website
satellite image of hurricane florence

For Hurricanes, Storms, Raindrop Size Makes All the Difference

06.09.2008
Making a proper distinction by looking at both raindrop size and abundance may be a key to assisting weather forecasters in estimating rainfall intensity to reduce the surprise factor of flash flooding.
image based on satellite data of ice melt rate in greenland

NASA Finds Greenland Snow Melting Hit Record High in High Places

09.25.2007
A new NASA-supported study reports that 2007 marked an overall rise in the melting trend over the entire Greenland ice sheet.
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