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    With actionable Earth observations, the NASA Earth Science Applied Sciences Program empowers communities across the world to find solutions to the challenges they face every day.

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Monitoring Pollution Plumes due to Storm and Wastewater Runoff in the San Diego Bay and Tijuana River Estuary to Inform Water Quality Management

Tagged: DEVELOP,Landsat 8, OLI,North America,Sentinel 2, MSI,DEVELOP,Capacity Building,Water Resources
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Monitoring Shoreline Change and Island Loss in Response to Climate Change

Tagged: Aqua MODIS,Asia,DEVELOP,Landsat 8 OLI,Planetscope,Sentinel 2, MSI,DEVELOP,Climate,Capacity Building
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Assessing Change in Aspen Extent in Northern Yellowstone National Park 

Tagged: DEVELOP,ISS GEDI,Landsat 5 TM,North America,Sentinel 2, MSI,DEVELOP,Capacity Building,Ecological Conservation
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Evaluating the Success of Reforestation Practices in Haiti

Tagged: DEVELOP,Landsat 8, OLI,Sentinel 2, MSI,DEVELOP,Capacity Building,Agriculture
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Mapping Post-fire Conifer Regeneration using Snow-on Imagery 

Tagged: DEVELOP,Landsat 8 OLI,North America,Sentinel 2, MSI,DEVELOP,Wildfires,Capacity Building
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Updating and Expanding the Optical Reef and Coastal Area Assessment (ORCAA) Tool

Tagged: Aqua MODIS,DEVELOP,Landsat 5 TM,Landsat 7 ETM+,Landsat 8 OLI,North America,Sentinel 2, MSI,Terra MODIS,DEVELOP,Capacity Building,Water Resources
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Early Detection of Bark Beetle Outbreaks in the Southeastern United States Using Earth Observations

Tagged: Alabama - Mobile,Landsat 8, OLI,Sentinel 2, MSI,DEVELOP
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Using NASA Earth Observations to Investigate Land Cover, Shoreline Change, and Sediment Transport in St. Joseph Peninsula after Hurricane Michael 

Tagged: Aqua MODIS,DEVELOP,Landsat 7 ETM+,Landsat 8 OLI,North America,Sentinel 2, MSI,DEVELOP,Capacity Building,Disasters
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Utilizing NASA Earth Observations to Map Suitable Venus Flytrap Habitat in an Effort to Inform Conservation, Seed Banking, and Reintroduction in the Carolina Coastal Plain and Sandhills Regions 

Tagged: ALOS PALSAR,DEVELOP,Landsat 8 OLI,North America,Sentinel 2, MSI,Terra MODIS,DEVELOP,Capacity Building,Ecological Conservation

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