In the Trenches - April 2022

The ocean is essential to life on Earth. Most of Earth's water is stored there. Although 40 percent of Earth's population lives within, or near coastal regions, the ocean impacts people everywhere. Without the ocean, our planet would be uninhabitable. This animation helps to convey the importance of Earth's oceanic processes as one component of Earth's interrelated systems.

The video linked to the cover photo uses Earth science data from a variety of sensors on NASA Earth observing satellites to measure oceanography parameters such as ocean currents, ocean winds, sea surface height, and sea surface temperature. These measurements, in combination with atmospheric measurements such as surface air temperature, precipitation and clouds can help scientists understand the ocean's impact on weather and climate and what this means for life here on Earth.

NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information Systems (EOSDIS) is a distributed system of data centers and science investigator processing systems. EOSDIS processes, archives, and distributes data from Earth observing satellites, field campaigns, airborne sensors, and related programs. These data enable the study of Earth from space to advance scientific understanding. For more information about the data sets used in this resource please visit http://earthdata.nasa.gov.

This video is in the public domain and can be downloaded at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11056.