Key gets wind information from NASA’s polar-orbiting satellites, called Terra and Aqua. He uses this wind information to analyze the jet stream, and help predict global weather.
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Jun 29, 2009
Human World
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NASA scientist Wayne Esaias is also a master beekeeper. He’s found that his own bees are making honey earlier each year. Now he plans to integrate satellite data with records kept by beekeepers.
In this 8 minute podcast, atmospheric scientist llan Koren talks about how smoke over the Amazon affects not only the immediate forest, but also global climate because of its dramatic impact on Earth’s clouds.
Geologist Jean-Philippe Avouac talks about using satellite imagery to study earthquakes in this 8-minute podcast.
Dec 08, 2008
Human World
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Diane Davies of the University of Maryland talks about a global fire alert system that detects wildfires from space – then sends land managers this urgent information, in this 8-minute *EarthSky Clear Voices for Science* podcast.
Nov 25, 2008
Human World
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Harvard’s Yang Liu talks about how satellites in space can provide scientists and medical researchers with information they need on air pollution and human health in this 8-minute *EarthSky Clear Voices for Science* podcast.
Nov 11, 2008
Earth
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Jon Ranson talks about studying vegetation via satellite, and how carbon relates to climate change, in this 8-minute *EarthSky Clear Voices for Science* podcast.
Volcanologist Michael Ramsey studies volcanoes both up close and with images from NASA’s Terra satellite. Listen to him discuss the search for signs of volcanic eruptions in this 8-minute podcast.
Oct 01, 2008
Earth
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NASA glaciologist Robert Bindschadler talks about what Earth’s ice sheets can reveal about climate, past and future, in this 8-minute podcast.
Sep 22, 2008
Earth
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Gabriele Pfister talks about how pollution from wildfires affects the entire world in this 8-minute podcast.
