NASA GSFC Earth Sciences - GRACE Terrestrial Water Storage (GSFC mascons)
NASA Goddard Earth Sciences page for the GSFC GRACE/GRACE-FO global mascon product: monthly time-variable gravity expressed as equivalent water height over 41,168 equal-area mascons for terrestrial water storage analysis.
earth.gsfc.nasa.gov
At a glance
- Region
- United States (Global)
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Space Agency
- Last updated
- 2025
What's inside
- terrestrial water storage
- equivalent water height
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Storage tracking
Follow storage and releases through the season.
Because it has: terrestrial water storage
- 02
Change over time
See how lakes and wetlands have grown or shrunk.
- 03
No-gauge areas
Monitor places with no ground stations.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Storage from space
Estimate volume from satellite water area and altimetry.
- 02
Release decisions
Optimise releases against inflow forecasts.
- 03
Segmentation
Map water, crops and land use pixel by pixel with deep learning.
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