Team Location: Wise County Clerk of Court’s Office, Wise, Virginia; and Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Authors: Faith Mwiza, Project Lead (California Baptist University) Gaspard Twagirayezu (Oklahoma Christian University) Emmanuel Muzungu (Oklahoma Christian University) Dieudonne Dusenge (Oklahoma Christian University) Mentors/Advisers: Kenton Ross, Ph.D. (NASA DEVELOP National Science Adviser) DeWayne Cecil, Ph.D. (Global Science and Technology Inc., National Climatic Data Center) … Read More
Can You Spot the Seaweed? Using NASA EOS to Enhance Sargassum Detection
Team Location: John C. Stennis Space Center, Stennis, Mississippi Authors: Shelby Barrett, Project Lead (William Carey University) Brittany Arceneaux (University of New Orleans) Mekdes Smith (University of Southern Mississippi) Mentors/Advisers: Joseph Spruce (Computer Sciences Corp.) Kenton Ross, Ph.D. (NASA, DEVELOP National Science Adviser) Thomas Linton, Ph.D. (Texas A&M, Galveston Campus) Chuanmin Hu, Ph.D. (University of South Florida) Abstract: Sargassum is … Read More
Rising Water: Mapping the 2013 Colorado Floods with Landsat 8
Team Location: North Central Climate Science Center, Fort Collins, Colorado Authors: Steve Chignell, Project Lead (Colorado State University) Ryan Anderson (University of Wyoming) Sky Skach (Colorado State University) Amber Weimer (Colorado State University) Mentors/Advisers: Paul Evangelista, Ph.D. (Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Lab) Jeff Morisette, Ph.D. (U.S. Geological Survey, North Central Climate Science Center) Past/Other Contributors: Melinda Laituri, Ph.D. … Read More
Making the Connection: Reforestation in the Bellbird Corridor of Costa Rica
Team Location: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Authors: Caren Remillard, Project Lead (University of Georgia) Kirstin Valdes (University of Georgia) Becky Lynn (University of Georgia) Ning Chen (University of Georgia) Mentors/Advisers: Nathan P. Nibbelink, Ph.D. (University of Georgia, School of Forestry and Natural Resources) Marguerite Madden, Ph.D. (University of Georgia, Center for Geospatial Research) Past/Other Contributors: Megan Kise (Georgia Southern … Read More
The Bare Necessities: Forecasting Myanmar’s Mangrove Extent and Biomass
Team Location: Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland Authors: Sam Weber, Project Lead (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) Louis Keddell (University of Maryland) Mohammed Kemal (University of Maryland) Mentors/Advisers: Fritz Policelli (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Temilola Fatoyinbo, Ph.D. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Past/Other Contributors: DEVELOP Myanmar Ecological Forecasting team, LaRC Summer 2013 Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute … Read More
Bigger and Better: Upscaling and Refining Lodgepole Pine Mortality Models
Team Location: North Central Climate Science Center, Fort Collins, Colorado Authors: Tony Vorster, Project Lead (Colorado State University) Renee Curry (Colorado State University) Kelli Groy (Colorado State University) Aaron Sidder (Colorado State University) William Zawacki (Colorado State University) Mentors/Advisers: Paul Evangelista, Ph.D. (Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory) Jeffrey Morisette, Ph.D. (U.S. Geological Survey, North Central Climate Science Center) … Read More
Mapping Where No White Oak Has Gone Before
Team Location: Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama Authors: Kel Markert, Project Lead (University of Alabama in Huntsville) Amanda Weigel (University of Alabama in Huntsville) Jean-Baptiste Kayitare (California Baptist University) Timothy Reeves (University of Alabama in Huntsville) Mentors/Advisers: Jeffrey Luvall, Ph.D. (NASA, Global Climatology and Hydrology Center) Past/Other Contributors: Robert Lawton, Ph.D. (University of Alabama in Huntsville) Abstract: This study … Read More
Getting Dirty to Understand Salt Marsh Dieback
Team Location: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Authors: Shuvankar Ghosh, Project Lead (University of Georgia) Jiaying He (University of Georgia) Ning Chen (University of Georgia) Pradeep Kumar (University of Georgia) Mentors/Advisers: Deepak Mishra, Ph.D. (University of Georgia, Geography Department) Steve Padgett-Vasquez (University of Georgia, Geography Department) Past/Other Contributors: Auryn Baruch (University of Georgia) Joe White (Bethune-Cookman University) Abstract: A third … Read More
Challenges in Agricultural Practices in the Mountains of Eastern Bhutan
Team Location: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal; and Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. Authors: Tenzin, (Sherubtse College, Kanglung), Project Lead Prabesh Shrestha, (Kathmandu University), Project Lead Binayak Tiwari (Tribhuvan University) Kezang Gaden (Sherubtse College, Kanglung) Namgay Dorji (Sherubtse College, Kanglung) Sabitra Basnet (Sherubtse College, Kanglung) Kel Markert (University of Alabama in Huntsville) Casey Calamaio (University … Read More
Drought Drought Everywhere, And Not a Model to Use: Monitoring Drought in Uruguay
Team Location: International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, New York Authors: Jerrod Lessel (California State University, Fresno) Mentors/Advisers: Pietro Ceccato, Ph.D. (Lead Environmental Monitoring Program, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, The Earth Institute, Columbia University) Past/Other Contributors: Kenton Ross, Ph.D. (NASA, DEVELOP National Science Adviser) DEVELOP 2013 Summer Great Plains Agriculture, Langley Research Center (Lance Watkins, … Read More