Science Communication Material

Soil Moisture Active Passive (2014)
PDF, SMAP-Soil Moisture Active Passive.ibooks

The Soil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, mission (described in this brochure) is NASA’s first Earth-observing satellite mission designed to collect continuous global observations of surface soil moisture and freeze/thaw state every 2-3 days at 3 to 40 kilometer (~2 to 25 mile) spatial resolution. As suggested by the name “Active Passive,” SMAP will carry an active microwave radar and a passive microwave radiometer that will measure across a 1000-kilometer (~621-mile) wide swath. The ability to measure global soil moisture and its freeze/thaw state from space with unprecedented accuracy and spatial resolution will allow scientists to better understand the processes that link the Earth’s water, energy, and carbon cycles, as well as enhance the predictive skills of weather and climate models. In addition, scientists can use these data to develop improved flood prediction and drought monitoring capabilities. Societal benefits include improved water-resource management, agricultural productivity, and wildfire and landslide predictions.

Soil Moisture Active Passive, Lenticular (2014)
SMAP_Lenticular_508.pdf

NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission (described on this lenticular product), scheduled to launch in late 2014, is designed to collect continuous global observations of surface soil moisture and freeze/thaw state every 2-3 days at 3 to 40 kilometer spatial resolution. SMAP will carry an active microwave radar and a passive microwave radiometer that will measure across a 1000-kilometer wide swath. These measurements will allow scientists to better understand the processes that link the Earth’s water, energy, and carbon cycles, as well as enhance the predictive skills of weather and climate models. Scientists can also use SMAP data to develop improved flood prediction and drought monitoring capabilities.

World Parks Lenticular Card
World_Parks_Lenticular.508 Compliant.pdf

This lenticular card shows environmental changes inside four National Parks around the world.

2013 NASA Science Mission Directorate Calendar
2013Calendar.pdf

A Guide for Preparing Hyperwall Content
Hyperwall_How_To.pdf

If you are a NASA affiliate and need to prepare content for the hyperwall, will be using the hyperwall to deliver a presentation, and/or want to learn more about designing hyperwall layouts, please refer to this guide and discover an easy way to design your hyperwall layout.

A-Train Poster
A-TrainPosterDownload.pdf

The Afternoon Constellation at-a-glance. Download this printable poster that highlighting some of the A-Train's most beautiful and dramatic satellite imagery of Earth's recent events.

COP-19 Hyperwall Presentation Schedule
COP-19_Hyperwall Flyer_Final.pdf

This postcard provides the titles, speaker names, and times of the daily NASA hyperwall presentation schedule during the nineteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP-19), held November 11-22, 2013, in Warsaw, Poland.

Earth at Night (2012)
Earth at Night Poster_508.pdf

The Earth at Night poster was created with data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) “day-night band” onboard the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite. The data were acquired over nine days in April and thirteen days in October 2012. The back of the poster describes how the image was made, how the VIIRS Earth-at-night dataset is used, and includes an interesting facts section and quiz.

Earth Science Serving Society: NASA Applied Sciences Program (2012)
Applied Science Brochure_508 compliant.pdf

The NASA Applied Sciences Program promotes and funds activities that discover and demonstrate innovative uses and practical benefits of NASA’s Earth science resources. By partnering with public and private organizations to apply NASA scientific findings and Earth observing data to decision-making activities, the Applied Sciences Program actively benefits society through Earth science.

GPM Core Observatory (2014)
GPM Mission Brochure PDF (5.5 MB), GPM Mission Brochure iBook (94 MB)

The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission is an international partnership co-led by NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The mission centers on the deployment of the GPM Core Observatory and consists of a network, or constellation, of additional satellites that together will provide next-generation global observations of precipitation from space. In this brochure you will learn about the specifics of the GPM Core Observatory and its role in the GPM mission.