Project Team: Northwest U.S. Agriculture Team Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Authors: Lauren Makely Idamis Del Valle-Martinez Clarence Kimbrell Zachariah Long Chad Smith Matthew Smith Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Science Advisor) Past/Other Contributors: United States Agriculture Spring 2014 Team Abstract: Washington State is the number one apple producer in the United States, providing 70 … Read More
Investigating the Extent of Vineyards in Virginia
Project Team: Virginia Agriculture Team Team Location: Wise County Clerk of Court’s Office, Wise, Virginia Authors: Daria Blach Dieudonne Dusenge Andrew Foxx Michael Ngamije Alexandra Pilcher Laika Umuhoza Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Science Advisor) Dr. DeWayne Cecil (NOAA, Global Science Technology Inc.) Abstract: Virginia is one of the largest wine-producing states in the United States. It was … Read More
Plant Hunt: Mapping and Tracking the Spread of Invasive Lonicera species
Project Team: Cumberland Ecological Forecasting Team Team Location: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama Authors: Michael Logsdon Brandie Stringer Daryl Ann Winstead Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Jeffrey Luvall (NASA Global Hydrology and Climatology Center) Abstract: Invasive terrestrial plant groups, such as Asiatic bush honeysuckle, are capable of altering a habitat or ecosystem to such an extent that the inherent functions of … Read More
Prepare to Transpire: Water-use Efficiency in the Coastal Mid-Atlantic
Project Team: Coastal Mid-Atlantic Water Resources Team Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia; and Patrick Henry Building, Richmond, Virginia Authors: Kent Sparrow Nathan Qian Jelly Riedel Cassandra Morgan Stephen Kochaver Zakaria Boston Oyinlayfia Porbeni Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Science Advisor) James Favors (NASA DEVELOP International Lead) Past/Other Contributors: Coastal Mid-Atlantic Water Resources Summer 2014 Team … Read More
Now Streaming: A Look into Coastal Mississippi Streams to Map Watershed Boundaries and Model Wetland Extent
Project Team: MCHD Mississippi Water Resources Team Team Location: Mobile County Health Department, Mobile, Alabama Authors: Chris Castillo Georgina Crepps Jacob Deal Jan Hellmich George Moore Kenny Nguyen Mentors/Advisors: Bernard Eichold, M.D., Dr.PH (Mobile County Health Department) Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Science Advisor) Joe Spruce (NASA Stennis Space Center) Abstract: Watersheds in Mississippi provide many environmental and recreational … Read More
Every Drop Counts: Developing a Water Budget for the Rio Chicama Watershed
Project Team: Peru Water Resources Team Team Location: Wise County Clerk of Court’s Office, Wise, Virginia Authors: Manzi Roger Dusabimana Sarah Medley Rohini Swaminathan Grant Bloomer Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Science Advisor) Dr. DeWayne Cecil (NOAA, Global Science and Technology Inc.) Dr. Helen Jung (California Baptist University) Past/Other Contributors: Steve Padgett-Vasquez (DEVELOP) Catherine Steentofte (DEVELOP) Abigail Holbrook … Read More
Landings and Layovers: Mapping Migratory Bird Habitats in Mississippi
Project Team: SSC Mississippi Water Resources Team Team Location: NASA Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi Authors: Shelby Barrett Luke Wylie Benjamin Beasley Brennan McDaniel Mentors/Advisors: Joseph Spruce (NASA Stennis Space Center) James ÛÏDocÛ Smoot (NASA Stennis Space Center) Abstract: Coastal and migratory bird habitats in Mississippi are highly dynamic and constantly threatened by human activity. Today, these coastal and … Read More
Cheatgrass: Cheating the West!
Project Team: Great Basin Climate Team Team Location: NASA Ames Research Center, Mountainview, California Authors: Esther Essoudry Oliwia Baney Cheryl Cary Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Juan Torrez-Perez (Bay Area Environmental Research Institute) Past/Other Contributors: Mark Coca (Bureau of Land Management) Todd Hopkins (Great Basin Landscape Conservation Cooperative) Erica Fleishman (University of California, Davis) Lynn Fenstermaker (Desert Research Institute) Bruce Wylie (U.S. Geological … Read More
Forests and Insects and Droughts! Oh My!
Project Team: Southeast United States Energy Team Team Location: Wise County Clerk of Court’s Office, Wise, Virginia Authors: Rajkishan Rajappan Jordan Bates Zachary Tate Rohini Swaminathan Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Science Advisor) Dr. Dewayne Cecil (NOAA, Global Science Technology Inc.) Past/Other Contributors: Dieudonne Dusenge (DEVELOP) Asongayi Venard (DEVELOP) Andrew Foxx (DEVELOP) Jessica Huff (DEVELOP) Abstract: The Southeast … Read More
I Spy A Flood?
Project Team: East Africa Health and Air Quality Team Team Location: International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, New York Authors: Alex Sweeney Helen Cen Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Pietro Ceccato (Lead Environmental Monitoring Program, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, The Earth Institute, Columbia University) Past/Other Contributors: Jerrod Lessel (DEVELOP) Andrew Kruczkiewicz (DEVELOP) Abstract: Annual flooding events in East … Read More