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
Finding Your Inner Hue: Mapping Burn Scars In Indonesia
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊInvestigating the Impacts of Fire and Landslide Disasters Project Team: Indonesia Disasters Team Location: International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) – Palisades, New York Authors: Jerrod Lessel Alex Sweeney Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Pietro Ceccato (International Research Institute for Climate and Society, The Earth Institute, … Read More
Climatic Apple Turnover: Forecasting Ideal Orchard Locations
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊMonitoring Forested and Agricultural Landscapes Project Team: Northwest U.S. Agriculture III Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center – Hampton, Virginia Authors: Madeline Ruid Teresa Fenn Matthew Mullen Sarah Philbrick James Hendrickson Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Program) Dr. Noel C Baker (NASA Postdoctoral … 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
The Trifecta of Drought: Monitoring Three Types in Thailand
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊAssessing Drought and Water Availability Project Team: Thailand Disasters Team Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center – Greenbelt, Maryland, and Wise County Clerk of Court’s Office – Wise, Virginia Authors: Sean McCartney Nobphadon Suksangpanya Chisaphat Supunyachotsakul Srisunee Wuthiwongyothin Sahakait Benyasut Thanapat Vichienlux Mentors/Advisors: Dr. John … 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
Beyond a Shadow of a Drought II: Monitoring Severity from Space
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊAssessing Drought and Water Availability Project Team: Navajo Nation Climate II Team Location: NASA Ames Research Center ÛÒ Mountain View, California Authors: Cheryl Cary Michael Gao Vickie Ly Anton Surunis Sophie Turnbull-Appell Mentors/Advisors: Dr. J. W. Skiles (NASA Ames Research Center) Dr. Venkat Lakshmi (University … Read More