Missions & Research:

Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (AIRSAR)    The AIRSAR instrument, which flies onboard a NASA airplane, is being used to map flood areas, tropical rainforests and agricultural regions.	Landsat U.S. Map    This nearly cloud-free mosaic of the continental United States was created with Landsat images. Roam and zoom into your home wotn, or explore the vast United States.
Imaging Radar    Imaging radar uses microwave energy that has the unique ability to see through clouds, forest canopies and even dry sand to map Earth's surface.	Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C (SIR-C)    This radar instrument flew aboard the Space Shuttle and used three different radar frequencies to provide information on Earth's geology, hydrology and ecology.
Geographic Synthetic Aperture Radar (GeoSAR)    This is a radar system onboard a science research plane that will make precise, three-dimensional maps of California for use by geologists, earthquake researchers, forestry and land use management agencies, and emergency management agencies.	Tropical Rainforest Information Center (TRFIC)    This NASA mission provides satellite data, deforestation maps and related information and products to the science, resource management and policy and education communities.
Laboratory for Global Environmental Science Information    This is a joint project between the California Institute of Technology and JPL for making Earth science data easily available to scientists and the public.
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