{"id":358380,"date":"2026-01-30T06:57:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T20:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=950154"},"modified":"2026-01-30T06:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T20:57:25","slug":"nasa-isro-radar-mission-peers-through-clouds-to-see-mississippi-river-delta-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=358380","title":{"rendered":"NASA-ISRO\u00a0Radar Mission\u00a0Peers Through Clouds to See Mississippi\u00a0River\u00a0Delta"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\">\n<div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\">\n<p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">6 min read<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-4 padding-bottom-4 hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\n<div id=\"carousel-wrapper-carousel-697bd568d0015\" class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider-carousel-697bd568d0015\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-client-id=\"carousel-697bd568d0015\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-variation=\"carousel\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-autoplay=\"\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-autoplay-speed=\"2000\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-play-pause=\"\" \n\t\t\t\tdata-transition-type=\"slide\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-progress=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-progress-labels=\"\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-start-label=\"Start\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-end-label=\"End\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-labels-initialized=\"true\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-pia26620-nisar-nola.png?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A full color overhead view of the Mississippi River Delta region, including New Orleans, Lake Ponchartrain and surroundings.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-pia26620-nisar-nola.png 8192w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-pia26620-nisar-nola.png?resize=300,158 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-pia26620-nisar-nola.png?resize=768,405 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-pia26620-nisar-nola.png?resize=1024,540 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-pia26620-nisar-nola.png?resize=1536,810 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-pia26620-nisar-nola.png?resize=2048,1080 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-pia26620-nisar-nola.png?resize=400,211 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-pia26620-nisar-nola.png?resize=600,316 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-pia26620-nisar-nola.png?resize=900,475 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-pia26620-nisar-nola.png?resize=1200,633 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-pia26620-nisar-nola.png?resize=2000,1055 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">This image captured by NISAR\u2019s L-band SAR instrument on Nov. 29, 2025, shows the cities of New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain, and a range of wetlands, farmlands, and populated areas. The colors indicate different types of land cover.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"display-block width-full\" data-label=\"\">\n<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-pia26620-nisar-nola-fig-a-web.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A full color overhead view of the Mississippi River Delta region, including New Orleans, Lake Pontchartrain and surroundings, annotated with labels of the landmarks.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-pia26620-nisar-nola-fig-a-web.jpg 10000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-pia26620-nisar-nola-fig-a-web.jpg?resize=300,158 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-pia26620-nisar-nola-fig-a-web.jpg?resize=768,405 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-pia26620-nisar-nola-fig-a-web.jpg?resize=1024,540 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-pia26620-nisar-nola-fig-a-web.jpg?resize=1536,810 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-pia26620-nisar-nola-fig-a-web.jpg?resize=2048,1080 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-pia26620-nisar-nola-fig-a-web.jpg?resize=400,211 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-pia26620-nisar-nola-fig-a-web.jpg?resize=600,316 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-pia26620-nisar-nola-fig-a-web.jpg?resize=900,475 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-pia26620-nisar-nola-fig-a-web.jpg?resize=1200,633 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-pia26620-nisar-nola-fig-a-web.jpg?resize=2000,1055 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">This same Nov. 29, 2025, image from NISAR\u2019s L-band SAR instrument features labels noting cities and geographic features of the Mississippi River Delta region. Colors indicate types of land cover, such as healthy forests (bright green), thinned tree populations (yellow-and-magenta hues), and tall crops (bright magenta).<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" data-carousel-id=\"image-carousel-slider-carousel-697bd568d0015\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>A&nbsp;new image from the NISAR mission shows&nbsp;off the satellite\u2019s ability&nbsp;to reveal&nbsp;details of&nbsp;Earth\u2019s surfaces.&nbsp;The science team also released new sample data.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A U.S.-Indian Earth satellite\u2019s ability to see through clouds,&nbsp;revealing insights and characteristics of our planet\u2019s surface,&nbsp;is on display in a colorful,&nbsp;newly released image showing the Mississippi River Delta region&nbsp;in&nbsp;southeastern Louisiana.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Created with data collected&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)&nbsp;satellite&nbsp;in late fall, the image&nbsp;shows&nbsp;the cities of New Orleans and Baton Rouge,&nbsp;the Mississippi River,&nbsp;Lake Pontchartrain, and&nbsp;a diversity of wetlands,&nbsp;farmland, forests, and&nbsp;communities.&nbsp;It also&nbsp;highlights the key difference between&nbsp;radar, which&nbsp;scans surfaces with&nbsp;microwaves, and&nbsp;technologies&nbsp;that&nbsp;sense&nbsp;visible light:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov\/?v=-93.26589991549137,27.868022535989375,-87.02226872067503,31.465992204215148&amp;l=Reference_Labels_15m,Reference_Features_15m,Coastlines_15m,OCI_PACE_True_Color,VIIRS_NOAA21_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor(hidden)&amp;lg=true&amp;t=2025-11-29-T10%3A00%3A00Z\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Optical imagery<\/a>&nbsp;from other&nbsp;instruments&nbsp;taken the same day showed the region&nbsp;largely&nbsp;obscured&nbsp;by&nbsp;clouds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This&nbsp;image comes as the NISAR&nbsp;project&nbsp;prepares&nbsp;to make&nbsp;thousands of mission&nbsp;data&nbsp;files&nbsp;available for download in late February.&nbsp;The mission&nbsp;also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthdata.nasa.gov\/news\/nisar-sample-data-products-available\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently&nbsp;released<\/a>&nbsp;a smaller set of&nbsp;sample&nbsp;files&nbsp;to help data&nbsp;users&nbsp;prepare to&nbsp;utilize&nbsp;the broader dataset.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the&nbsp;Earth-observing&nbsp;satellite&nbsp;went&nbsp;through checks to verify the health of all its systems&nbsp;after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-isro-satellite-lifts-off-to-track-earths-changing-surfaces\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launching<\/a>&nbsp;in July, the mission\u2019s NASA science team \u2014&nbsp;researchers and data scientists from a range of disciplines spread around the U.S.&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;pulled&nbsp;preliminary measurements from its L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR)&nbsp;instrument&nbsp;to&nbsp;generate&nbsp;maps such as this one that demonstrate the instrument\u2019s&nbsp;capabilities.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Built by NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California,&nbsp;the L-band radar&nbsp;employs&nbsp;microwaves that,&nbsp;due to their&nbsp;9-inch (24-centimeter) wavelength,&nbsp;can pass uninterrupted&nbsp;through clouds&nbsp;and image the surface below clearly.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What\u2019s&nbsp;revealed<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Captured Nov. 29, the image&nbsp;demonstrates&nbsp;how the L-band SAR can discern what type of land cover \u2014 low-lying vegetation, trees, and human structures \u2014 is present in each area. This capability is vital both for&nbsp;monitoring&nbsp;the gain and loss of forest and wetland ecosystems, as well as for tracking the progress of crops through growing seasons around the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The colors&nbsp;seen here&nbsp;represent varying types of cover,&nbsp;which tend to&nbsp;reflect&nbsp;microwaves&nbsp;back to the satellite&nbsp;differently.&nbsp;Portions of New Orleans&nbsp;appear&nbsp;green, a sign that the radar\u2019s signals&nbsp;may be&nbsp;scattering&nbsp;from&nbsp;buildings&nbsp;that are&nbsp;oriented at different angles&nbsp;relative&nbsp;to the&nbsp;satellite\u2019s&nbsp;orbit.&nbsp;Parts of the city&nbsp;appear&nbsp;magenta&nbsp;where&nbsp;streets&nbsp;that run&nbsp;parallel&nbsp;to&nbsp;the satellite\u2019s&nbsp;flight track&nbsp;cause&nbsp;the&nbsp;signals&nbsp;to&nbsp;bounce&nbsp;strongly&nbsp;and brightly&nbsp;off buildings and&nbsp;back to the instrument.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The resolution of the image is fine enough to&nbsp;make&nbsp;clear, right of center,&nbsp;the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway&nbsp;\u2014 twin bridges&nbsp;that, at&nbsp;nearly&nbsp;24&nbsp;miles&nbsp;(39 kilometers)&nbsp;in length,&nbsp;make up&nbsp;the world\u2019s longest&nbsp;continuous bridge over water.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The bright green areas to the&nbsp;west of the Mississippi&nbsp;River,&nbsp;which snakes from Baton Rouge in the upper left to New Orleans in the lower right,&nbsp;are healthy forests. There,&nbsp;tree canopies and other&nbsp;vegetation&nbsp;caused&nbsp;NISAR\u2019s microwaves to&nbsp;bounce in&nbsp;many&nbsp;directions before returning to the satellite.&nbsp;Meanwhile, the&nbsp;yellow-and-magenta-speckled&nbsp;hues&nbsp;of&nbsp;Maurepas Swamp,&nbsp;directly&nbsp;west of Lake Pontchartrain&nbsp;and the smaller Lake Maurepas,&nbsp;indicate&nbsp;that&nbsp;the tree&nbsp;populations&nbsp;in that&nbsp;wetland&nbsp;forest&nbsp;ecosystem&nbsp;have thinned.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On either bank of the Mississippi,&nbsp;the image shows&nbsp;parcels&nbsp;of varying shapes, sizes, and cover.&nbsp;Darker&nbsp;areas&nbsp;suggest&nbsp;fallow&nbsp;farm&nbsp;plots,&nbsp;while&nbsp;bright magenta&nbsp;indicates&nbsp;that&nbsp;tall&nbsp;plants, such as crops,&nbsp;may be&nbsp;present.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The data products created&nbsp;with&nbsp;NISAR\u2019s&nbsp;L-band&nbsp;measurements&nbsp;will be downloadable&nbsp;at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/search.asf.alaska.edu\/#\/?dataset=NISAR&amp;prodConfig=PR\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website of the&nbsp;Alaska Satellite Facility&nbsp;Distributed Active Archive Center<\/a>. The Fairbanks-based facility&nbsp;stores and distributes&nbsp;NASA\u2019s SAR data.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Insights from NISAR&nbsp;can&nbsp;protect communities by providing unique, actionable information to decision-makers in a diverse range of areas, including disaster response, infrastructure monitoring, and agricultural management.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>More about NISAR<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>A joint mission developed by NASA and the Indian Space Research&nbsp;Organisation&nbsp;(ISRO), NISAR launched&nbsp;on July 30&nbsp;from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India\u2019s southeastern coast.&nbsp;Managed by Caltech,&nbsp;JPL&nbsp;leads the U.S.&nbsp;component&nbsp;of the project&nbsp;and&nbsp;provided the satellite\u2019s L-band SAR&nbsp;and antenna reflector. ISRO&nbsp;provided NISAR\u2019s spacecraft bus and its S-band SAR, which&nbsp;operates&nbsp;at a wavelength of&nbsp;4 inches (10 centimeters.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;NISAR satellite&nbsp;is the first&nbsp;to carry two SAR instruments at different wavelengths and&nbsp;will&nbsp;monitor Earth\u2019s land and ice surfaces twice every 12 days, collecting data using the spacecraft\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/giant-radar-antenna-reflector-on-nasa-isro-satellite-in-full-bloom\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">giant&nbsp;drum-shaped reflector<\/a>, which measures 39 feet (12 meters) wide \u2014 the largest&nbsp;radar antenna reflector&nbsp;NASA has ever sent into space.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about NISAR, visit:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/nisar\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/nisar\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>News Media 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class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Details<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row margin-bottom-3\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-4\">\n<div class=\"subheading\">Last Updated<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-8\">Jan 29, 2026<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black \">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Related Terms<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"article-tags\">\n<li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/nisar\" rel=\"noopener\">NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth-science\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li 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Here\u2019s what you&hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4 hours ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/earth\/nasa-analysis-shows-la-nina-limited-sea-level-rise-in-2025\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-ss071e449837large.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/the-west-faces-snow-drought\/uswest_snowdrought_tmo_20260115_th.jpg\" ><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">4 min read<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n<h3 class=\"related-article-title\">The West Faces Snow Drought<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-md color-carbon-60\">Very wet\u2014but very warm\u2014weather in the western U.S. has left many mountainous regions looking at&hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t17 hours ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover Related Topics<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/nisar\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NISAR<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) systematically maps Earth, measuring changes of our planet\u2019s surface as small as a centimeter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nisar-new.png\" ><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth-science\/missions\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Earth Science Missions<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">In order to study the Earth as a whole system and understand how it is changing, NASA develops and supports&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/creative\/calendars\/2025\/nasa-april-2025-pace-thumbnail.jpg\" ><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/data\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Earth Science Data<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/biosphere-sea-2008-lrg.png\" ><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth-science\/earth-science-at-work\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Earth Science at Work<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">NASA Earth Science helps Americans respond to challenges and societal needs \u2014 such as wildland fires, hurricanes, and water supplies&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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