Category: Monitoring Water Quality and Hydrology Project Team: Georgia Water Resources III Team Location: University of Georgia – Athens, Georgia Authors: Benjamin Page Vinay Kumar Pradeep Kumar Ragu Chanthar Caren Remillard Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Deepak Mishra (University of Georgia) Susan Wilde (University of Georgia) Past/Other Contributors: Ike Sari Astuti Bradley Bartelme Elizabeth Benyshek Shuvankar Ghosh Danielle Haskett Peter Hawman Jiaying He … Read More
A Land Devastated by Contaminants: Why is the Denver Water System at Risk?
Category: Monitoring Water Quality and Hydrology Project Team: Colorado Water Resources Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center – Hampton, Virginia Authors: Geordi Alm Janice M. Maldonado Jaime Rachel Wolf Amanda Collins Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Program) Abstract: The state of Colorado is rich in its water resources due to its location in the Rocky Mountains region of … Read More
Blooms and Buoys: Monitoring Lake Erie from the Ground Up
Category: Monitoring Water Quality and Hydrology Project Team: Lake Erie Water Resources Team Location: NASA Ames Research Center ÛÒ Mountain View, California Authors: Oliwia Baney Ase Mitchell Chippie Kislik Mentors/Advisors: Juan L. Torres-PÌ©rez (Bay Area Environmental Research Institute) Sherry L. Palacios (Bay Area Environmental Research Institute) Other Contributors: Andrew Nguyen Abstract: Harmful algal bloom events, or HABs, have increased in … Read More
Tern Down For What: Identifying Suitable Habitats for Gulf Coast Avifauna
Category: Managing Water Resources and Restoration Project Team: Mississippi Water Resources and Ecological Forecasting II Team Location: NASA John C. Stennis Space Center ÛÒ Hancock County, Mississippi Authors: Shelby Barrett Benjamin Beasley Aaron Bosarge Mentors/Advisors: Joseph Spruce (NASA Stennis Space Center) James ÛÏDocÛ Smoot (NASA Stennis Space Center) Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Program) Past/Other Contributors: Luke Wylie Brennan … Read More
Blooming Bad
Category: Managing Water Resources and Restoration Project Team: North Carolina Water Resources Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center – Hampton, Virginia Authors: Chad Smith Jelly Riedel Keith Benjamin Daniel Wozniak Matthew Carter Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Program) Other Contributors: Jeff Ely Abstract: Harmful algal blooms (HABs) cause significant ecological damage to aquatic systems by blocking sunlight to … Read More
Reconstructing Forest Harvest History Using Landsat Imagery
Category: Assessing Agriculture and Ecosystems Project Team: Colorado Agriculture Team Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Authors: Brian Woodward Aaron Sidder Andrea Harbinv Christina Welch Peter Gibbons Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Paul Evangelista (Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State University) Tony Vorster (Bioenergy Alliance Network of the Rockies) Ryan Anderson (Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State University) Abstract: Timber harvests in northern Colorado and … Read More
Beyond a Shadow of a Drought: Remote Monitoring in the Navajo Nation
Category: Managing Water Resources and Restoration Project Team: Navajo Nation Climate Team Location: NASA Ames Research Center – Mountain View, California Authors: Cheryl Cary Amber Brooks Clayton Sodergren Vickie Ly Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Juan Torres-Perez (Bay Area Environmental Research Institute) Other Contributors: Andrew Nguyen Abstract: The Navajo Nation, located in the southwestern United States, has been increasingly impacted by severe drought … Read More
Pura Agua, Pura Vida!
Category: Managing Water Resources and Restoration Project Team: Costa Rica Water Resources Team Location: University of Georgia – Athens, Georgia and Wise County Clerk of Court’s Office – Wise, Virginia Authors: Rachel Will Grant Bloomer Sarah Medley Benjamin Page Xuan Zhang Mentors/Advisors: Javier Arti̱ano GuzmÌÁn (SENARA ÛÒ Costa Rica’s National Service of Underground Water, Irrigation, and Drainage) Dr. Marguerite Madden … Read More
GRACEful Forecasting for Fire Risk in the Western United States
Category: Analyzing Air Quality and Habitat Health Project Team: Western U.S. Disasters Team Location: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ÛÒ Pasadena, California Authors: Daniel Jensen Nick Rousseau Brittany Zajic Max Baldridge Mentors/Advisors: Dr. John T. Reager (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Abstract: Understanding fire severity directly related to alternating periods of wet and dry conditions in the western United States has faced … Read More
Selecting and Classifying CALIPSO Data Elements for Future Use
Category: Analyzing Air Quality and Habitat Health Project Team: US Health and Air Quality Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center ÛÒ Hampton, Virginia Authors: Jordan Vaa Ashna Aggarwal Courtney Duquette Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Program) Abstract: The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) mission has been providing researchers with information about the global distribution of … Read More