Sensing Our Planet: NASA Earth Science Research Features, formerly the DAAC Alliance Annual, is a multidisciplinary publication highlighting research using data from NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS) satellites. The publication is researched, written, and produced annually at the NSIDC DAAC on behalf of the NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) data centers.

Sensing Our Planet features intriguing research using data from NASA's EOS satellites and related data from the EOSDIS data centers, including the NSIDC DAAC. The articles span the Earth science disciplines represented by the EOSDIS data centers, and are written with scientists, educators, and the interested public in mind.

The 2008 issue features data from twelve discipline-specific data centers. The 2008 article regarding NSIDC DAAC data, "Younger sea ice and thinner polar bears," examines the fate of older sea ice in the Arctic, which may be key to the future of polar bears. The issue also contains articles about the ways scientists are using this NASA data to study off-shore wind power, such as in "The power of a Brazilian wind." Other articles, such as "Aerosols over Australia," explore the links between atmospheric aerosols, climate change, and ultraviolet rays.

You can read stories online, download PDF copies of the 2002-2008 editions, or request printed copies from 1994-2008. Please visit the Earth System Science Data and Services Featured Research Articles Web site.