Difficult to confirm satellite data, NASA asked for help from people around the globe

Are you willing to help NASA?

NASA has just revealed that it is asking global people to help them verify Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) , an unprecedented strategy in NASA history. This space agency admits that sometimes their satellites have difficulty identifying and distinguishing clouds. Therefore, NASA wants users to send them cloud images from the ground to compare data.

NASA wants users to send them cloud images from the ground to compare data.

The CERES project is tasked with studying Earth's climate, including the role of clouds in climate change. According to NASA, sometimes their devices cannot distinguish between clouds and other things on Earth. For example, it is difficult to distinguish thin clouds from snow, especially when looking down from high altitudes.

Images sent from the ground of the people around the globe will be used to compare satellite images to ensure that NASA devices capture the most precise positions and shapes of clouds.

Those who are willing to help NASA can download the available GLOBE Observer application on both iOS and Android. On this application, there are detailed instructions on how to take and send photos as well as additional details. NASA also noted that the seasonal shift between winter and summer is quite important for their data because during this time the clouds have some very interesting activities.

Participants can send up to 10 photos per day to NASA from now until April 15.

If the photo you took coincides with a picture of a passing CERES satellite, NASA will send you a detailed comparison between the two pictures.