Frequently Asked Questions

Earth Science


Where can I find a satellite image of...?

Information on satellite data availability for many areas can be located by using the Global Land Information System (GLIS) at the EROS Data Center (EDC). Online access is possible through the following URL:
http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/glis/glis.html


Where can I find information about El Niño?

The El Niño homepage produced by NOAA is full of information about El Niños past and present.
http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/enso/


The El Niño Resource Center contains links to related El Niño stories and El Niño information.
http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/lib/elninolinks/


The Observatorium's own article on El Niño can be found at:
http://observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/earth/el_nino/elnino.html


Remote Sensing Issues

The Earth Observing System (EOS) Educators' Visual Materials
Looking for digital satellite images and other data?

http://naic.nasa.gov/naic/guide/templates/glis.html
http://sun1.cr.usgs.gov//glis/hyper/guide/nalc
http://sun1.cr.usgs.gov/landdaac/landdaac.html
 


Additional Helpful Links

Office of Earth Sciences at NASA-Johnson Space Center
http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/


Earth Science Pictures
http://pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/earth/pictures/earthpic.htm


NASA's Mission to Planet Earth (MTPE)
http://www.earth.nasa.gov/missions/


Public Use of Remote Sensing Data
http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/rsd/


USGS
http://www.usgs.gov/

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