Vital Signs: Taking the Pulse of Our Planet

On Sept. 10, 2014, earth scientists celebrated NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS) in a show at the National Air & Space museum in Washington D.C. The event highlighted many of the Earth-based data sets that NASA has produced over the last decade.For complete transcript, click here.

Professor of space science Dr. Lennard A Fisk introduces the arc of the evening, reflecting on what we have learned about the earth system since the EOS program began almost three decades ago. For complete transcript, click here.

Dr. Gail Jackson talks about the water cycle, when, where, and how it moves on our Earth and how the oceans and atmosphere function together in that cycle. For complete transcript, click here.

Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo introduces the carbon cycle, how it’s rhythm moves with the earth’s changing vegetation, and the natural and manmade sources of emissions that we can monitor from space. For complete transcript, click here.

Dr. Thorsten Markus discusses the cryosphere, the evolving nature of the Arctic and Antarctic, and NASA’S various missions to study these regions of the Earth.For complete transcript, click here.

Dr. Piers Sellers closes the evening, talking about the threat of rising carbon in our atmosphere, how, and why we have the power to change it. For complete transcript, click here.