Although Earth is our home, we still have much to discover about it. At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, we are using a myriad of scientific instruments to study our changing planet.
Oceans cover more than two thirds of the surface of our planet.
This vast quantity of water affects the weather and climate, and is partly responsible for the balance of atmospheric gases. Instruments on the surface of the ocean, on board ships, and in space are providing information about our oceans and their effect on local and global conditions. The solid surface of the Earth is changing over many different time scales. Land studies are being conducted from the ground, air and even from space. These studies will help us understand how we induce, modify, or inhibit those changes.