Dec. 19, 2012 • A new Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) launch brochure is now available. The brochure discusses: Landsat science, the future of Landsat satellites, evolutionary advances of LDCM technology and performance, OLI’s advanced sensor technology, TIR’s thermal band detection & taking Earth’s temperature, spacecraft design, strength in partnership, the LDCM ground system, the invaluable data archive, and Landsat’s growing data record.
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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.