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OUR MISSION
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GRAND CHALLENGES

• Advancing our understanding of Earth’s climate
• Improving our ability to predict climate change
• Fostering interdisciplinary collaboration
• Communicating our findings to the public, scientists & decision makers

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Satellite Observations One Key to Climate Models

Climate models are improving our understanding of Earth’s climate, but different models can produce different results. How is science addressing the disparity?

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Improving Climate Change Predictions, One Cloud at a Time

Clouds are currently the greatest source of uncertainty in climate change predictions. By modeling the complexity of clouds at small scales, researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working to improve climate prediction models in a big way.

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NASA Maps How Nutrients Affect Plant Productivity

A new analysis led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has estimated how much the growth of plants worldwide is limited by the amount of nutrients available in their soil.

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