Station Science Top News: September 20, 2024 - NASA

Researchers found that eddies, or swirling wind patterns, increased moisture evaporation in an alfalfa field. A better understanding of the complex exchange of water and heat between the ground and...

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Station Science Top News: September 20, 2024 - NASA

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Researchers found that eddies, or swirling wind patterns, increased moisture evaporation in an alfalfa field. A better understanding of the complex exchange of water and heat between the ground and atmosphere could improve remote sensing products and their use in agricultural water management. The station’s ECOSTRESS instrument takes high-resolution thermal infrared measurements of Earth’s surface […]