Postdoctoral Fellowships are available at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) for Researchers in:

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has joined with several U.S. Government Agencies, such as NASA, to support Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER). PEER is a competitive grants program that invites scientists in developing countries to apply for funds to support research and capacity-building activities on topics with strong potential development impacts.

The public is invited to a free talk entitled “Climate and Wildfires in the 21st Century” with Douglas Morton in the Pickford Theater, third floor, Madison Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 11:30 a.m. EDT.

For more details visit: http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-scientist-to-discuss-climate-an...

In the upcoming months, Landsat 8 product options will be available to all users via the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center Science Processing Architecture (ESPA) On Demand Interface (http://espa.cr.usgs.gov/). These include top-of-atmosphere (TOA) reflectance, surface reflectance (SR), and spectral indices. Landsat 8 surface reflectance data will also be available from EarthExplorer (http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov).

In September, two events caused the Landsat 7 satellite to suspend data acquisitions. On September 9, 2014, the satellite performed a delta-inclination (delta-i) maneuver to maintain the satellite's mean local crossing time. This maneuver required a suspension of acquisitions from 9:30 CT (14:30 UTC) to 9:00 CT (14:00 UTC) September 10, 2014 .

IIASA’s annual 3-month Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) offers research opportunities to talented young researchers whose interests correspond with IIASA’s ongoing research on issues of global environmental, economic and social change. From June through August accepted participants work within the Institute’s research programs under the guidance of IIASA scientific staff. Funding is provided through IIASA's National Member Organizations.