This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊResponding to Hydrologic Disasters Project Team: Georgia Disasters and Water Resources Team Location: University of Georgia – Athens, Georgia Authors: Matthew Cahalan Mohamed Amin Kimberly Berry Wenjing Xu Tunan Hu Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Adam Milewski (Department of Geology, University of Georgia) Abstract: Located in southwest Georgia, … Read More
The Flash Factor: Creating a Flood Forecasting Framework
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊResponding to Hydrologic Disasters Project Team: Malawi Disasters II Team Location: International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) – Palisades, New York Authors: Andrew Kruczkiewicz Helen Cen Brigitte Moneymaker Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Pietro Ceccato (International Research Institute for Climate and Society, The Earth Institute, Columbia … Read More
Remote Sensing to Enhance Modeling of Post-Burnout Runoff Risk
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊResponding to Hydrologic Disasters Project Team: Southwest United States Disasters Team Location: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) – Asheville, North Carolina Authors: Jason Zylberman Jennifer Holder Lance Watkins Mentors/Advisors: Dr. DeWayne Cecil (Global Science & Technology, Inc. National Centers for Environmental Information [NCEI]) … Read More
Blazing Models: Creating a Predictive Tool for Wildfires
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here. Category:åÊResponding to Hydrologic Disasters Project Team: U.S. Disasters II Team Location: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory – Pasadena, California Authors: Brittany Zajic Daniel Jensen Nick RousseauåÊ Mentors/Advisors: Dr. John T. Reager (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Abstract: Understanding the relationship between wildfire activity and soil moisture in … Read More
Ponds, Pines, and Precipitation: A Dusky Gopher Frog Investigation
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here. Category:åÊDetecting Habitat Conservation and Species Distribution Project Team: Mississippi Ecological Forecasting Team Location: NASA Stennis Space Center – Stennis Space Center, Mississippi Authors: Ross Reahard Rudy Bartels James Brooke Meredith Williams Mentors/Advisors: Joseph Spruce (NASA John C. Stennis Space Center) James ÛÏDocÛ Smoot (NASA John … Read More
Double, Double Oil and Trouble: Remotely Sensing Oil in Northern Alaska
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here. Category:åÊDetecting Habitat Conservation and Species Distribution Project Team: Alaska Disasters Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center – Hampton, Virginia Authors: Will Manion Amy Ferguson Jordan Vaa Kristen Noviello Katelynn Quinn Nicole MacDonald Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Program) Abstract: Sea ice is rapidly … Read More
Mapping Fire History in Ethiopia with a 42-Year Landsat Time Series
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here. Category:åÊDetecting Habitat Conservation and Species Distribution Project Team: Ethiopia Ecological Forecasting Team Location: U.S. Geological Survey at Colorado State University – Fort Collins, Colorado Authors: Stephen Chignell Chandra Fowler Kelly Hopping Darrin Schulte Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Paul Evangelista (Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University) Abstract: … Read More
Hunting for Hydrilla: Mapping an Aquatic Intruder
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊDetecting Habitat Conservation and Species Distribution Project Team: Southeast U.S. Ecological Forecasting Team Location: University of Georgia – Athens, Georgia Authors: Shuvankar Ghosh Peter Hawman Wuyang Cai Elizabeth Dyer Pradeep Kumar Ragu Chanthar Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Deepak Mishra (University of Georgia) Dr. Susan Wilde (University of … Read More
A SLIPpery Slope: Monitoring and Forecasting Rainfall Induced Landslides in the Wake of the Gorkha Earthquake
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: Himalaya Disasters II Team Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center – Greenbelt, Maryland, and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) – Kathmandu, Nepal Authors: Justin Roberts-Pierel Aakash Ahamed Jessica Fayne Binu Maharjan Kanti Shree Sen … 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