The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (16 April 2013) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Earthquake in Southeastern Iran http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80921&src=eoa-iotd * Eye Exam for a Satellite http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80913&src=eoa-iotd * Island of Ibiza, Spain http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=80910&src=eoa-iotd * Activity at Tolbachik Volcano ht ...Continue Reading

April 16, 2013 PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the release of the NASA MEaSUREs Integrated Multi-Mission Ocean Altimeter Data for Climate Research version 2 (v2) sea surface height anomaly dataset.  It is comprised of TOPEX/Poseidon (T/P), Jason-1, and OSTM/Jason-2 (TPJAOS) altimeter data integrated to form a single Sea Surface Height  (SSH) Climate Data Record (CDR) and merged into a single mean reference orbit. Since the last quarterly release of TPJAOS v1, which spann ...Continue Reading

April 16, 2013 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Nicholas A. Veronico SOFIA Science Center Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4589 / 650-483-6902 nveronico@sofia.usra.edu RELEASE: 13-099 SOFIA OBSERVATIONS REVEAL A SURPRISE IN MASSIVE STAR FORMATION WASHINGTON -- Researchers using the airborne Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) have captured the most detailed mid-infrared images yet of a massive star condensing within a d ...Continue Reading

April 16, 2013 At the 13th GHRSST Science Team Meeting in Tokyo, Japan (June 4-8, 2012), Dudley Chelton and co-authors presented preliminary results of a proposed test for evaluating the analysis procedures used by various GHRSST L4 datasets. In their presentation (that can be found at https://www.ghrsst.org/files/download.php?m=documents&f=120611160329-04CheltonGHRSSTTokyo.pdf) and recent Journal of Climate article that is now in press ("Objective Determination of Feature Re ...Continue Reading

April 16, 2013 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton Va. 757-864-9886 kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-108 NASA SEEKS INNOVATIVE SUBORBITAL FLIGHT TECHNOLOGY PROPOSALS WASHINGTON -- For a second year, NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate is seeking proposals for suborbital technology payloads and spacecraft capability enhancements that could help revolutionize future space missions. Selected technologie ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM IMELDA Tropical Storm Imelda formed over the southern Indian Ocean in early April 2013. The storm was forecast to strengthen into a strong cyclone. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80918&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 14, 2013 (Posted on Apr 15, 2013 2:17 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EART ...Continue Reading

April 16, 2013 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-111 NASA AWARDS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR INTERNSHIPS WASHINGTON -- NASA's Office of Education has awarded a cooperative agreement to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) to support the agency's education internship programs. The award's value is estimated at $3 million and $10 million per year, depending on options. The period of performance will not e ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Apr 16 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 106 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Apr 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1718 N20W84 106 0110 Dai 10 04 Beta 1719 N09W53 076 0070 Cso 06 04 Beta 1721 S18W33 ...Continue Reading

April 15, 2013 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Florida 321-861-0370 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-110 NASA MARKS THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF OBAMA SUPPORT OF SPACE AT KENNEDY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA marked the third anniversary Monday of President Obama's speech at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where he laid out a plan to ensure the United States will remain the world's leade ...Continue Reading

April 15, 2013 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov D.C. Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-109 NASA FUNDED ASTEROID TRACKING SENSOR PASSES KEY TEST PASADENA, Calif. -- An infrared sensor that could improve NASA's future detecting and tracking of asteroids and comets has passed a critical design test. The test assessed performance of the Near Earth Object Camera (NEOCam) in an environment that mimicked the te ...Continue Reading