Utilizing NASA EOS to Expand Agricultural Production in Virginia

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Team Location: Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia; and Patrick Henry Building, Richmond, Virginia Authors: Taylor Hotchkiss (University of Richmond), Project Lead Merna Saad (Christopher Newport University), Project Lead Alexander Nelson (Middlebury College) David Arabyan (University of California, Los Angeles) Joseph Miller (Old Dominion University) Mentors/Advisers: Kenton Ross, Ph.D. (NASA, DEVELOP National Science Adviser) Past/Other Contributors: DEVELOP 2013 Summer Virginia Agriculture … Read More

Looking at a Decade of Dry Spells in Coahuila, Mexico

EarthzineDEVELOP Fall 2013 VPS, DEVELOP Virtual Poster Session, Original

Figure showing a a scatterplot of 6-month antecedent soil moisture (x-axis) and spring soil moisture (y-axis). Drought years are denoted by red boxes. Quadrants are defined by the bold lines: Top left (I), top right (II), bottom left (III), and bottom right (IV). The dashed red line represents the threshold for antecedent drought as defined in the study.

Team Location: Wise County Clerk of Court’s Office, Wise, Virginia; and TecnolÌ_gico de Monterrey Campus Saltillo, Saltillo, Mexico Authors: Rohini Swaminathan (Purdue University), Project Lead Rhiannon Coates (University of Virginia at Wise) Abednego Mayon (East Tennessee State University) Pedro Rodriguez Rivera (Mountain Empire Community College) Carlos Cardenas (TecnolÌ_gico de Monterrey) Laura Esqueda (TecnolÌ_gico de Monterrey) Mentors/Advisers: Kenton Ross, Ph.D. (NASA, … Read More

Extracting Irrigated Crop Circle Area using an Array of NASA Earth Observations

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Team Location: Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama Authors: Casey Calamaio (University of Alabama in Huntsville), Project Lead Kyle Pennington (University of Alabama in Huntsville) Sam Ayers (University of Alabama in Huntsville) Mentors/Advisers: Jeff Luvall, Ph.D. (NASA, Global Hydrology and Climate Center) Richard McNider, Ph.D. (University of Alabama in Huntsville/Earth System Science Center) Cameron Handyside (University of Alabama in Huntsville/Earth … Read More

Past, Present, and Future Stories of the Sierra Nevada Range

EarthzineDEVELOP Fall 2013 VPS, DEVELOP Virtual Poster Session, Original

Team Location: Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California Authors: Andrew Nguyen, Project Lead (San Jose State University) Chase Mueller (University of Texas, San Antonio) James Brennan (Villanova University) Erika Edgar (University of Alaska, Fairbanks) Esther Essoudry (University of California, Berkeley) Mentors/Advisers: Carlos Ramirez (U.S. Forest Service) Cindy Schmidt (Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, DEVELOP National Program) Past/Other Contributors: Forrest Melton … Read More