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NASA's Earth Observatory
Entry ID: Earth_Observatory-02

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Summary

Abstract: The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide a freely-accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change. In particular, we hope our site is useful to public media and educators. Any and all materials published on the Earth Observatory are freely ...

Service Citation

Title: NASA's Earth Observatory
Provider: NASA
URL: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/

Service Keywords

DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING

DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >CATALOGING

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES

AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS

ISO Topic Category

FARMING
BIOTA

Ancillary Keywords

Satellite Imagery
Sensor

Service Provider

NASA/GSFC/EOS/EO > Earth Observatory, Earth Observing System, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Service Organization URL: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: WARREN J. WISCOMBE, DR. Phone: +1-301-614-6190 Email: Warren.J.Wiscombe at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Mailstop 613.2 City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Distribution Media

Distribution_Media: Electronic
Distribution_Format: HTML, Images

Personnel

WARREN J. WISCOMBE, DR.
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1-301-614-6190
Email: Warren.J.Wiscombe at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mailstop 613.2
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA

TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA

Publications/References

Comiso, J. C., C. L. Parkinson, R. Gersten, and L. Stock (2008), Accelerated decline in the Arctic sea ice cover., 35, L01703, Geophys. Res. Lett., doi:10.1029/2007GL031972

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: 2002-03-15
SERF Last Revision Date: 2012-08-07

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