They discussed their work using Landsat as a tool to characterize the landscape, monitor environmental change, assess the impact of land use changes on terrestrial carbon dynamics, and to map changes to the land in temperate environments. They also discussed the rich Landsat archive, its free data, and what’s next for Landsat.
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Above the Earth, Below the Surface: Landsat’s Role in Monitoring Water Quality
Safeguarding freshwater resources is crucial, and while scientists use a variety of ground-based techniques to gauge water quality, the Landsat program has provided water quality data from orbit for decades.