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Human Health & Environmental Justice Landsat Science

WEBLandsat’s Role in Protecting Human Health People have long recognized the connection between the environment and human health. Various animal and insect …

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Human Health Landsat Science

WEBA new analysis found that between 34,000-38,000 could have been reduced with local increases in green vegetation in US metropolitan areas from 2000-2019.

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Landsat 8 Bands Landsat Science

WEBLandsat 8 measures different ranges of frequencies along the electromagnetic spectrum – a color, although not necessarily a color visible to the human eye. Each range is called a …

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Green Space & Health: U.S. Counties with More Trees and Shrubs …

WEBThe study found that increases in forest and shrub cover corresponded to decreases in health care spending. No such relationship was found with other types of …

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Study Finds Increased Urban Greenery Could Save Lives

WEBPublished in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, the nationwide study found that increasing green vegetation in large, metropolitan areas could have …

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How Landsat Data Led to a Breakthrough for Lake Erie Toxic Algal …

WEBSource: Jeff Ho and Anna Michalak, Carnegie Science With the growing frequency and magnitude of toxic freshwater algal blooms becoming an increasingly …

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May 20, 2024 Landsat Science

WEBSpotted By Satellite: Situational Awareness in Fiery Times. May 20, 2024. Satellites are important management tools in our fiery new world. Long-term …

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Evaluating Effects of Land Use Change on Watershed Health and …

WEBSource: NASA DEVELOP Landsat-derived land cover maps of the Osa Peninsula show reforestation trends between 1987 and 2017. Credit: NASA DEVELOP …

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Landsat's Critical Role in Protecting Human Health

WEBLandsat’s Critical Role in Protecting Human Health. People have long recognized the connection between the environment and human health. Various animal and insect …

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Ecosystems & Biodiversity Landsat Science

WEBLandsat’s Role in Managing Ecosystems and Biodiversity Our world is made of complex networks of living things and physical elements that constantly interact and …

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Landsat Helps Urban Planners Find Disparities in Access to Green …

WEBTheir study appears in the August issue of the journal Landscape and Urban Planning. “Having close and convenient access to green spaces and vegetation within …

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Landsat and MODIS Data Help Assess the Health of Florida's Coral …

WEBContributor: Mike Bettwy NASA satellite data was used to help monitor the health of Florida's coral reef as part of a field research effort completed this August and …

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NIR Plant Stress Test: Investigating the Impact of Light and Water …

WEBActivity Steps. Introduction (15 minutes): Discuss the importance of understanding plant health and the role of different wavelengths, especially NIR, in assessing vegetation. …

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Landsat Reveals Serious Decline in Georgia Salt Marsh Health

WEBAugust 15, 2016. Spartina grass grows in the Sapelo Island salt marsh. Research from satellite data shows a 35 percent decline in marsh biomass over the last 30 years. Photo …

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The Good, the Bad, and the Algae Landsat Science

WEBThe Good, the Bad, and the Algae. August 12, 2015. A vast, seemingly benign bloom of phytoplankton gave the Atlantic Ocean a chalky green color on August …

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Monitoring Forest Health Amid Oil and Gas Extraction

WEBOur research documents the changes in long-term forest health surrounding the 657 oil and gas wells in the Pennsylvania State Forest. Most well pads are …

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Spotted By Satellite: Situational Awareness in Fiery Times

WEBCalifornia’s Camp Fire, America’s deadliest since 1918 at the time, killed more than 85 people and let us know that the sprawling urban fires that seemed a relic …

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Shoring up the Corn Belt’s Soil Health Landsat Science

WEBShoring up the Corn Belt’s Soil Health. July 28, 2021. By Lina Tran, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Jeschke’s cereal rye cover crop the summer after it was …

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World’s Largest Dynamic Kelp Map Launched Landsat Science

WEBThe Nature Conservancy, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) …

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Understanding the Ecological and Environmental Impacts of

WEBMonitoring urban environment change at fine spatiotemporal resolutions can improve our understanding of the ecological and environmental impacts of urbanization. …

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