Earth Sciences Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Studying the Planet from the Perspective of Space.

The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Earth Sciences Division consists of 1400 scientists and support staff dedicated to studying the Earth as an integrated system that includes the atmosphere, oceans, biosphere, cryosphere, and geosphere. The Division focuses on the observation of the Earth from space, on developing and applying models that describe and predict how the Earth works as an integrated system, on the collection of supporting data in the field and from airborne sensors, and on the application of the research for societal benefit.