Project Team: Idaho Disasters Team Team Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland; and Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho Authors: Kiersten Newtoff Katy Bradford Jeff May Eric Smith Mentors/Advisors: John Schnase (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Mark Carroll (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Keith Weber (Idaho State University) Abstract: Wildfires play an important role in ecosystem health, with many … Read More
The Bloom Gloom: Monitoring Cyanobacteria in Georgia’s Lakes
Project Team: Georgia Water Resources Team Team Location: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Authors: Ike Sari Astuti Bradley Bartelme Shuvankar Ghosh Danielle Haskett Benjamin Page Caren Remillard Simmone Simpson Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Deepak Mishra (University of Georgia) Dr. Susan Wilde (University of Georgia) Past/Other Contributors: Elizabeth Benyshek (DEVELOP) Abstract: The effects of anthropogenic eutrophication are intensified in Georgia’s watersheds due to … Read More
You Stay Classified, Zanzibar!
Project Team: Zanzibar Health and Air Quality Team Team Location: International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, New York Authors: Jerrod Lessel Andrew Kruczkiewicz Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Pietro Ceccato (Lead Environmental Monitoring Program, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, The Earth Institute, Columbia University) Abstract: Malaria is still present on the island of Zanzibar although, transmission of the disease … Read More
Watch Out! The Copahue Volcano Remote Sensing Monitoring Tool
Project Team: Andes Mountains Disasters Team Team Location: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama Authors: Alla Skaskevych Stephanie De Bedout Beth Clifton Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Jeff Luvall (NASA, Global Climatology and Hydrology Center) Eric Anderson (NASA SERVIR) Past/Other Contributors: Amanda Weigel (DEVELOP) Amberle Keith (DEVELOP) Jonathan Rivas (DEVELOP) Abstract: The Copahue volcano is located on the Andes Mountain chain, on … Read More
Tracking the Tides: Near Real-Time Flood Monitoring of Southeast Asia
Project Team: Southeast Asia Disasters Team Team Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland Authors: Colin Doyle Alexander Nelson Jessica Fayne Amanda Rumsey åÊ Mentors/Advisors: Dr. John Bolten (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Fritz Policelli (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Joseph Spruce (NASA Stennis Space Center) Matt Handy (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Past/Other Contributors: Samuel Weber (DEVELOP) Alexa … Read More
Land Sliding, Food Security, community concern and Changed Agro Land Pattern
Project Team: Pakistan Disasters Team Team Location: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Gilgit, Pakistan & Kathmandu, Nepal Authors: David Nhemaphuki Raja Akhtar Ruby Adhikari Shuja ul Hassan Gul Sanam Naseem Bibi Mentors/Advisors: Sebastian Wesselman, (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) Faisal Mueen Qamer, (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) Syed Najam Hassan (Karakoram International University) Kel Markert (NASA … Read More
Raindrops Are NOT Falling on Our Heads
Project Team: Western U.S. Disasters Team Team Location: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California Authors: Julie Sanchez Mark Barker Rosemarie Wrigley Mentors/Advisors: Stephanie Granger (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Ali Behrangi (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Abstract: Droughts in California and the Southwest United States have had severe impacts on state economies and water resources. In 2014, the state experienced abnormally dry … Read More
Defoliation Across the Nation: Using VIIRS Data to Monitor Forest Health
Project Team: U.S. Disasters Team Team Location: NASA Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi Authors: Ross Reahard Alahna Moore Caitlin Ruby Eric Mack Heather Nicholson Mentors/Advisors: Joe Spruce (NASA Stennis Space Center, Science Advisor) James Smoot (NASA Stennis Space Center, Science Advisor) Past/Other Contributors: Jamie Thompson (DEVELOP) Heather Nicholson (DEVELOP) Tim Sutherland (DEVELOP) Alyssa Pourmonir (DEVELOP) Brittany Howell (DEVELOP) Abstract: … Read More
Bye Bye Bayou: Mapping Wetland Productivity and Change in Louisiana
Project Team: Gulf Coast Ecological Forecasting Team Team Location: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California Authors: Gwen Miller Daniel Jensen Jerry Heo Alexandra Conner Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Marc Simard (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Abstract: Louisiana’s coastline is home to widespread wetland ecosystems, including salt marshes and mangrove forests, which provide vital ecological services. These wetlands are extremely vulnerable to sea level … Read More
Assessing Tamarisk invasion risk with Landsat 8 at Havasu National Wildlife Refuge
Project Team: Arizona Ecological Forecasting Team Team Location: USGS-Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado Authors: Amanda West Stephen Chignell Matthew Luizza Peter Gibbons Brian Woodward Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Paul Evangelista (Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State University) Dr. Catherine Jarnevich (USGS Fort Collins Science Center) Nicholas Young (Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Colorado State University) Past/Other Contributors: Dr. Leanne Hanson (USGS Fort … Read More