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USRA - Universities Space Research Association

USRA - Universities Space Research Association

Earth Science

USRA provides critical support to NASA and to other Federal agencies and offices in Earth, as well as Space, sciences. USRA has experience and provides high-level scientific expertise across a range of key areas that include:

False-color composite using Landsat's Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) instrument. Image courtesy NASA.


NASA ROSES Projects

USRA Earth Sciences scientific and technical staff will work in key scientific areas that include weather-related data modeling, use of satellite data for environmental analysis and modeling, data collection and analysis for decision support, and the impact of environmental issues on public health. Read more
TRMM image showing sea surface temperature while Hurricane Jeanne was churning in the Atlantic Ocean. Image courtesy NASA.


Water and Coastal Zone Applications

Through the use of surface, airborne, and space-based observations, USRA scientists are studying the Earth's water cycle and how it is interrelated to our global climate and regional ecosystems. Read more
Haze off the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Image courtesy NASA.


Land Use and Air Quality Applications

USRA scientists are using remote-sensing data to observe changes in land use and by extension, the impact on air quality and public health. Read more
Visualization depicting urban growth in Atlanta. Image courtesy NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio.


Climate and Weather Applications

Space and ground-based networks are providing USRA scientists with the tools to simulate climate change, project future energy use, and improve the predictive capability for weather and extreme weather events. Read more
USRA 40 Years: 1969-2009

Universities Space Research Association

Celebrating 40 years of service to the space research community