This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category: Assessing Drought and Water Availability Project Team: Coastal Texas Water Resources Team Location: Mobile County Health Department – Mobile, Alabama Authors: Elaina Gonsoroski Tyler Lynn Georgina Crepps Rodrigo Pereira da Silva Ryan Schick Mentors/Advisors: Joe Spruce (NASA Stennis Space Center) Bernard Eichold, M.D., DrPH (Mobile … Read More
There’s Not a Lot of Ocelots: The Search for an Endangered Feline
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category: Detecting Habitat Conservation and Species Distribution Project Team: Texas and Arizona Ecological Forecasting Team Location: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center – Huntsville, Alabama Authors: Daryl Ann Winstead Kaushik Narasimhan Christina Fischer Amberle Keith Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Jeffrey Luvall (NASA MSFC at the National Space Science Technology … Read More
Troubles Among Turtles: Monitoring Maryland’s Sea Turtles Using Earth Observations
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category: Detecting Habitat Conservation and Species Distribution Project Team: Maryland Ecological Forecasting Team Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center – Greenbelt, Maryland Authors: Christopher Long Kiersten Newtoff Erica Scaduto Mentors/Advisors: Dr. John Bolten (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Abstract: Maryland experiences dozens of sea turtle strandings … Read More
A Burnin’ Range of Fire: Wildfire Susceptibility and Fuel in Idaho
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category: Investigating Impacts of Fire and Landslide Disasters Project Team: Idaho Disasters III Team Location: Bureau of Land Management at Idaho State University GIS TReC – Pocatello, Idaho Authors: Jeff May Jenna Williams Zachary Simpson Mentors/Advisors: Keith Weber (Idaho State University) Mark Carroll (NASA Goddard Space … Read More
The Radar Games: Catching Fires
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category: Investigating Impacts of Fire and Landslide Disasters Project Team: California Disasters II Team Location: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory – Pasadena, California Authors: Jerry Heo Christine Rains Erika Higa Mark Barker Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Sang-ho Yun (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Dr. Mark Simons (California Institute of … Read More
Rooting Out the Problem: Mesquite Trees’ Effect on Estuary Health
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊAssessing Drought and Water Availability Project Team: Coastal Texas Water Resources Team Location: Mobile County Health Department – Mobile, Alabama Authors: Elaina Gonsoroski Tyler Lynn Georgina Crepps Rodrigo Pereira da Silva Ryan Schick Mentors/Advisors: Joe Spruce (NASA Stennis Space Center) Bernard Eichold, M.D., DrPH (Mobile … Read More
Is Texas Burning? Estimating Wildfire Fuels Using NASA EOS
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊInvestigating Impacts of Fire and Landslide Disasters Project Team: Texas Disasters Team Location: NASA Stennis Space Center – Stennis Space Center, Mississippi Authors: Benjamin Beasley Alex Holland Kristen Kelehan Mentors/Advisors: Joseph Spruce (NASA Stennis Space Center) James ÛÏDocÛ Smoot (NASA Stennis Space Center) Dr. Kenton … Read More
Mapping ENSO: Precipitation for the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊAssessing Drought and Water Availability Project Team: Pacific Water Resources Team Location: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) – Asheville, North Carolina Authors: Jessica Sutton Nicolas Luchetti Ethan Wright Mentors/Advisors: Michael Kruk (Earth Resources Technology [ERT]) John Marra (NOAA Regional Climate Services, Pacific Region) … Read More
On a Slippery Slope: Assessing Landslide Hazard in East Africa
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊInvestigating Impacts of Fire and Landslide Disasters Project Team: East Africa Disasters Team Location: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) – Huntsville, Alabama Authors: Leigh Sinclair Padraic Conner Tyler Finley JeannÌ© le Roux Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Jeffrey Luvall (NASA MSFC at National Space Science and Technology … Read More
Every Drop Counts: Developing a Water Budget for Costa Rica
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊAssessing Drought and Water Availability Project Team: Costa Rica Water Resources II Team Location: University of Georgia – Athens, Georgia Authors: Veronica Fay Steve Padgett-Vasquez Caren Remillard Eduardo Rendon Kamala Kanta Sahoo Xuan Zhang Mentors/Advisors: Javier Arti̱ano GuzmÌÁn (SENARA ÛÒ Costa Rica’s National Service of … Read More