Land Cover Books, Videos and Presentations - GLOBE Observer
Books, Videos and Presentations
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[3:57] Forests are an important part of the carbon cycle. This video shows how the Landsat satellites are used to track changes in forests.
Amazon Canopy Comes to Life through Laser Data
[2:01] Flying and aircraft over the Brazilian Amazon with an instrument firing 300,000 laser pulses per second, NASA scientists have made the first 3D measurements of forest canopies in the region. With this research they hope to shed light on the effects of prolonged drought on forest ecosystems and to provide a potential preview of stresses on rainforests in a warming world.
[2:50] Learn about the shape of a raindrop and why it is important for satellites like GPM to be able to measure the size of a raindrop.
Correlation Between GLOBE Citizen Science and NASA Satellite Observations
[1:49] In this animation, data from Aqua, CALIPSO, CloudSat and GLOBE Observer are combined to show how multiple observations reveal the structure of clouds.
Fight Zika with NASA GLOBE Observer's Mosquito Habitat Mapper
[3:14] Promotional video for GLOBE Observer: Mosquito Habitat Mapper.
[2:01] This video provides examples of how rain affects our lives and explains how NASA uses satellites to study precipitation.
GLOBE Observer Land Cover: Getting Started
[2:44] Learn how to take land cover observations using the GLOBE Observer app.
GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper: Getting Started (basic)
[2:15] Learn how to make a basic mosquito habitat observation using the GLOBE Observer app.
[2:35] This short video describes how to use the GLOBE Observer app to observe clouds and includes helpful tips.
[2:45] Atmospheric scientist, Jessica Taylor, describes how clouds affect our weather and climate and explains how your cloud observations help scientists study clouds.
GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper Intro
[2:29] GLOBE Observer's Mosquito Habitat Mapper allows you to identify and document where mosquitoes are breeding. This video gives a brief overview of how it works.
[1:39] Highlights video of observations along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail from Pennsylvania to Oregon taken during the GO on a Trail challenge held from June 1st to September 2nd, 2019.
[1:55] ICESat-2 provides scientists with height measurements that create a global portrait of Earth’s third dimension, gathering data that can precisely track changes of terrain including glaciers, sea ice, forests and more.
Introducing GLOBE Observer Land Cover
[0:49] This short video introduces the Land Cover: Adopt-a-Pixel tool in the GLOBE Observer app.
Introduction to GLOBE Observer: Trees
[1:06] An introductory video for the GLOBE Observer: Trees tool, which allows users to measure the height of trees using their smartphone.
GLOBE Observer: Mosquito Habitat Mapper - Getting Started (Sample Collection)
[3:41] Learn how to take samples of mosquito larvae during a Mosquito Habitat Mapper Observation
[6:53] South Dakota is the U.S. hotspot for West Nile disease. Scientists and public health officials there have developed a way to use environmental data from NASA satellites to forecast the risk of West Nile. They’re giving people working on preventing the disease an important new tool for protecting the population.
NASA Behind the Science: Dr. Yolanda Shea
[9:59] Dr. Yolanda Shea shares how watching the weather forecast led her to a career as a NASA scientist. Dr. Shea uses remote sensing to study the role of clouds in Earth's climate.
NASA eClips: Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo Agueh
[1:51] Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo Agueh, a Research Physical Scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, shares her journey from her childhood to current career in a video from NASA eClips.
This PDF describes why land cover observations matter for science and your community.