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A false colour image of the Atchafalaya Delta taken by NASA's Landsat 8 satellite.

Earth & Environment

Research has Shown Ponds Along the Mississippi are Growing in Size due to Wind Erosion

Jesse Rogerson, PhD

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

A study published in the April 2017 issue of Geophysical Research Letters has shown that ponds are, on average, growing in size, and that growth is caused by the prevailing winds. This was shown by the study of over 10,000 satellite images taken between 1982 to 2016. A study like this will help conservation and environmental workers develop plans for maintaining vulnerable ponds.

A heat map of the American south west, including California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado. The map indicates where the temperature at a given location is above or below historical average.

Earth & Environment

The June Heat-Wave of the American South West

Jesse Rogerson, PhD

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

In June 2017, the American south west experienced some of the hottest temperatures felt in a long time. It was hot enough to ground air planes, and even caused some deaths. NASA's Aqua satellite measured the temperature on the surface of the Earth during the heat wave, and here is some of the results.

A map of Canada which shows the locations of all forest fires and logging between 1985 to 2010.

Earth & Environment

A complete map of forest disruption in Canada 1985-2011

Jesse Rogerson, PhD

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

Researchers from the Canadian Forest Service have created a time-series map of where and how forests have been disrupted between the years of 1985 and 2011. This is specifically tracking logging/harvesting and forest fires. A staggering 10 percent of our country's total forests saw some kind of damage over the almost 30 years. This type of research is helpful in tracking the Earth's carbon cycle, which is critical to understanding our changing climate.

A satellite image of the Patuxent River.

Earth & Environment

A Senator and a Citizen Scientist

Jesse Rogerson, PhD

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

Senator Bernie Fowler from Maryland, USA has been measuring the clarity of the water in the Patuxent River every June for the last 30 years. His chosen method of measurement? White sneakers. He wades into the river until he cannot see his white sneakers anymore and then records how deep the water is at that point. Some years he can wade in much further than others. What began as a simple test of the health of Maryland's waters has turned into a 30 year long citizen science and public outreach

Satellite view of the Juan de Fuca strait.

Fog in the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Jesse Rogerson, PhD

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) aboard NASA's GOES-16 satellite captured multiple images of fog rolling into the Juan de Fuca strait. The high-resolution nature of GEOS-16 allows researchers to see small-scale weather features such as "bow shock waves" within the fog travelling down the strait.

Satellite image of the snowpack in the Sierra mountains

Earth & Environment

The Snowpack in the Californian Mountains Quadruples

Jesse Rogerson, PhD

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

Data from NASA's Airborne Snow Observatory shows that the snowpack in the Tuolumne Basin of the Sierra Nevada mountains is 1.5 cubic kilometers, which is more than the previous 4 years combined. Californians are surely enjoying the extra precipitation, as they have been in a drought for the last 5 years. The Airborne Snow Observatory uses a combination of LIDAR and Imaging Spectrometer fixed to a small plane to measure the snowpack in the mountains of California.

A satellite view of the Strait of Gibraltar

Phytoplankton in the Strait of Gibraltar

Jesse Rogerson, PhD

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

Two NASA Satellites were used to create this image of the straight of Gibraltar: Suomi NPP, and Aqua. The images were processed and combined to highlight the blooms of phytoplankton in the area, which has been caught up in the turbulent ocean currents moving through the strait.

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