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Climate
How Do We Study Climate?
NOAA satellites collect information about the land, oceans, and atmosphere that help us understand the Earth’s long-term climate. They monitor weather patterns, greenhouse gases, vegetation health, the extent of sea and polar ice, flooding, ocean acidification, coral reef bleaching, desertification, wildlife migratory patterns, and many other environmental indicators.
Additionally, improvements to satellite sensors, computing speed, and storage capacity has revolutionized the study of climate and are paving the way to learn even more for the future.
Climate is an area's long-term weather patterns. What is the climate like where you live?
Articles on Climate
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Feature Story
The Value of the Data: Monitoring Drought
The U.S. Drought Monitor and NOAA support a $100 billion U.S. industry: livestock. In this video,…
September 24, 2019
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Feature Story
Changing Waters
The chemistry of our oceans is changing. NOAA satellites are gathering data that shows the…
August 8, 2018
All Feature Stories
Feature Story
Skip to main content
Official websites use .gov
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.gov
website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
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https://
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Climate
How Do We Study Climate?
NOAA satellites collect information about the land, oceans, and atmosphere that help us understand the Earth’s long-term climate. They monitor weather patterns, greenhouse gases, vegetation health, the extent of sea and polar ice, flooding, ocean acidification, coral reef bleaching, desertification, wildlife migratory patterns, and many other environmental indicators.
Additionally, improvements to satellite sensors, computing speed, and storage capacity has revolutionized the study of climate and are paving the way to learn even more for the future.
Climate is an area's long-term weather patterns. What is the climate like where you live?
Articles on Climate
image
Feature Story
The Value of the Data: Monitoring Drought
The U.S. Drought Monitor and NOAA support a $100 billion U.S. industry: livestock. In this video,…
September 24, 2019
image
Feature Story
Changing Waters
The chemistry of our oceans is changing. NOAA satellites are gathering data that shows the…
August 8, 2018
All Feature Stories
Feature Story