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Satellite Snapshots
NOAA Satellites Capture Heavy Sediment Runoff Due to Mississippi River Flooding
NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) satellites captured striking imagery of sediment runoff due to flooding in the Mississippi River delta from April 8–13, 2025.
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Feature Story
Weathering the Waves: The Impact of LEO Satellites on Maritime Forecasting
LEO satellites track storms, winds, and sea ice, helping the National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Center issue warnings that protect vessels, cargo, and lives.
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Satellite Snapshots
NOAA Satellites Show Changes in the Great Salt Lake Over Twelve Years Through Enhanced Color Imaging
This series of 26 enhanced color images via NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Program satellites shows the water level changes in Utah’s Great Salt Lake from May 2012 to Nov. 2024.
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Feature Story
Setting the PACE in Ocean Observations: NOAA Incorporating New NASA Science Mission Data into Operational Ocean Color Observations
NOAA offers a comprehensive set of ocean color products that integrate information from NOAA, NASA, and international partner satellites. These products are used to assess water quality and monitor potentially harmful algal blooms in order to…
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Earth from Orbit
Ocean Color Observations
Imagine looking at bodies of water from space and being able to see the tiny and often microscopic plants and algae living in them, as well as mineral particles and dissolved organic matter.
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Earth from Orbit
Extreme Ocean Temperatures Are Affecting Florida’s Coral Reef
Since April 2023, NOAA has been monitoring a steady rise in ocean temperatures, which is resulting in unprecedented heat stress conditions in the Cari
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Feature Story
Rising Ocean Temps Raise New Concerns for Coral Reefs
The current marine heat wave is raising new concerns about the potential impact on the fragile coral reefs beneath the ocean’s surface.
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Announcement
NASA Awards Contracts for NOAA Ocean Color Instrument Phase A Study
NASA Awards Contracts for NOAA Ocean Color Instrument Phase A Study
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