As reported in the May issue of the Landsat Project Update, USGS librarian Carol Deering has analyzed the occurrence of Landsat-related articles in over 300 professional journals to determine the disciplines that use Landsat data most frequently.
Deering’s results verify the use of Landsat data across a wide spectrum of scientific fields—from coastal management to biogeography. Visit the USGS Landsat Project Update to learn more and to see a graphical representation of the study results.

Influencing Factors: Satellites Help Decipher the Fate of West Antartica
An international team of researchers has combined satellite imagery and climate and ocean records to obtain the most detailed understanding yet of how the West Antarctic Ice Sheet – which contains enough ice to raise global sea level by 3.3 metres – is responding to climate change.