AirTrain Newark is a monorail connecting the Amtrak/NJ Transit station on the Northeast Corridor to the airport's terminals and parking lots. Some private bus carriers still remain in New Jersey.
Terrestrial ecosystems, land-based communities of creatures, plants, and their surrounding environment, are an expansive focus of NASA's Earth observations. Observing such ecosystems allows us to understand the function and health of our own planet while also seeding us with knowledge to analyze how other worlds work. Researchers studying terrestrial ecosystems delve into a variety of topics ...
The Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) was a large-scale, international, interdisciplinary experiment in the boreal forests of central Canada. Its focus was improving our understanding of the exchanges of radiative energy, sensible heat, water, CO2, and trace gases between the boreal forest and the lower atmosphere. A primary objective of BOREAS was to collect the data needed to ...
NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) uses lidar to study the height and structure of forests and other plant biomass in order to better monitor and understand the carbon cycle, habitats, and biodiversity amid changing climate and land use patterns.
The Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter #2 aboard NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem satellite is a wide-angle imaging polarimeter that measures aerosol particles and clouds, as well as properties of land and water surfaces.
GEDI Is Back Online With an Updated Release of Footprint Aboveground Biomass Density New Level 4A data are the first from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission since the instrument returned to operation in 2024.
Wetlands are a type of terrain where the land is permanently or seasonally saturated with water. Swamps and marshes are types of wetlands. Insects, waterfowl, fish, amphibians, and other animals often find a home in wetlands, creating a complex ecosystem that combines land-based and aquatic life.