#mascons — Public Fediverse posts
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TIL: Mascons a.k.a. mass concentrations and their effects on satellite orbits. Due to this there are only four stable orbits around earth's moon apparently.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_concentration_(astronomy)#Effect_of_lunar_mascons_on_satellite_orbits #Astronomy #Moon #orbitalmechanics #mascons
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NASA Satellites Reveal Abrupt Drop In Global Freshwater Levels | An Abrupt Decline in Global Terrestrial Water Storage and Its Relationship with Sea Level Change
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https://phys.org/news/2024-11-nasa-satellites-reveal-abrupt-global.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10712-024-09860-w <-- shared paper
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https://www.unesco.org/reports/wwdr/en/2024 <-- shared UN report on water stress
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #NASA #GRACE #ERA5 #water #waterresources #climatechange #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #waterresources #global #freshwater #watermanagement #arid #terrestrial #mascons #TWS #terrestialwaterstorage #surfacewater #groundwater #aquifers #spatialanalysis #model #modeling #spatiotemporal #drought #wateruse #watersecurity #agriculture #irrigation #hydrology #publichealth #risk #hazard #naturalresources #waterquality #gravity