Oaxaca Drought Patterns: Breaking the Code

EarthzineDEVELOP Spring 2014, DEVELOP Virtual Poster Session, Original

Project Team: Oaxaca Water Resources Team Team Location: Wise County Clerk of Court’s Office, Wise, Virginia; and TecnolÌ_gico de Monterrey Campus Saltillo, Saltillo, Mexico Authors: Giovanni Colberg (University of North Dakota) Yanina G. Colberg (University of North Dakota) Laura Esqueda (TecnolÌ_gico de Monterrey, Saltillo Campus) Enrique Benavides (TecnolÌ_gico de Monterrey, Saltillo Campus) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. DeWayne Cecil (Global Science and Technology, … Read More

A Real Time Fight Against Drought: Practical Solutions for Southeastern Farmers

EarthzineDEVELOP Spring 2014, DEVELOP Virtual Poster Session, Original

Project Team: Southeast U.S. Water Resources Team Team Location: Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama Authors: Kaylin Bugbee (University of Alabama in Huntsville) Samuel Ayers (University of Alabama in Huntsville) Leigh Baggett (University of Alabama in Huntsville) Modeste Muhire (Michigan Technological University) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Jeffrey Luvall (NASA Global Hydrology and Climate Center; Science Advisor) Past/Other Contributors: Alabama Agriculture Team (Marshall … Read More

Marshlands to Rice Fields: Revolutionizing Agricultural Practices in Rwanda

EarthzineDEVELOP Spring 2014, DEVELOP Virtual Poster Session, Original

Project Team: Rwanda Agriculture Team Team Location: Wise County Clerk of Court’s Office, Wise, Virginia Authors: Faith Mwiza (California Baptist University) Daria Blach (The University of Virginia’s College at Wise) Emmanuel Muzungu (Oklahoma Christian University) Rohini Swaminathan (Purdue University) Zachary Tate (The University of Virginia’s College at Wise) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Science Advisor) Dr. DeWayne Cecil … Read More

Monitoring Land Reclamation in Southwest Virginia Coalfield Counties

EarthzineDEVELOP Spring 2014, DEVELOP Virtual Poster Session, Original

Project Team: Virginia Ecological Forecasting Team Team Location: Wise County Clerk of Court’s Office, Wise, Virginia Authors: Dieudonne Dusenge (Oklahoma Christian University) Sarah Medley (The University of Virginia’s College at Wise) Pedro Juan RodrÌ_guez Rivera (Mountain Empire Community College) Julie Spangler (The University of Virginia’s College at Wise) Rohini Swaminathan (Purdue University) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Science … Read More

Reintroduction in Motion: Habitat Modeling for the Scimitar-Horned Oryx

EarthzineDEVELOP Spring 2014, DEVELOP Virtual Poster Session, Original

Project Team: Chad Ecological Forecasting Team Team Location: Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland Authors: Tejas Bhagwat (George Mason University) Louis Keddell (University of Maryland) Alexander Nelson (Middlebury College) Emily Voelker (University of Maryland) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Lahouari Bounoua (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Dr. Peter Leimgruber (Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute) Fritz Policelli (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Abstract: The Scimitar-horned … Read More

Can We Talk About the Elephant in the Park?

EarthzineDEVELOP Spring 2014, DEVELOP Virtual Poster Session, Original

Project Team: South Africa Ecological Forecasting Team Team Location: University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Authors: Andrea Presotto (University of Georgia) Kirstin Valdes (University of Georgia) Ashley Dupont (University of Georgia) Christine Brady (University of Georgia) Megan Kise (University of Georgia) Caren Remillard (University of Georgia) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Marguerite Madden (Department of Geography, University of Georgia) Steve Padgett-Vasquez (Department of Geography, … Read More

Smokey Says: Only YOU (and the Sierra DSS) Can Manage Forest Resources

EarthzineDEVELOP Spring 2014, DEVELOP Virtual Poster Session, Original

Project Team: Sierra Nevada Ecological Forecasting Team Team Location: Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California Authors: Andrew Nguyen (San Jose State University) Chase Mueller (University of Texas at San Antonio) Esther Essoudry (University of California, Berkeley) Amber Brooks (University of Redlands) Chippie Kislik (University of California, Berkeley) Mentors/Advisors: Cindy Schmidt (Bay Area Environmental Research Institute; DEVELOP National Program) Carlos Ramirez … Read More

The Pulse of the Mekong: Flood Impact Mapping in Southeast Asia

EarthzineDEVELOP Spring 2014, DEVELOP Virtual Poster Session, Original

Project Team: Mekong Disasters Team Team Location: Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland Authors: Jason Abkowitz (University of Maryland, College Park) Colin Doyle (Georgetown University) Alexa Nieves (University of Maryland, College Park) Sam Weber (Virginia Polytechnic Institute) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. John Bolten (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Stu Frye (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Fritz Policelli (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) … Read More

Combating Drought in Atacama, Chile, with NASA Earth Observations

EarthzineDEVELOP Spring 2014, DEVELOP Virtual Poster Session, Original

Project Team: Chile Water Resources II Team Team Location: Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Authors: Jeffry Ely (Old Dominion University) Lydia Cuker (Old Dominion University) Joshua Kelly (University of Rhode Island) Laura Macaluso (Christopher Newport University) Joseph Novak (Old Dominion University) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Science Advisor) James Favors (NASA DEVELOP Deputy National Lead) Past/Other Contributors: Bethany … Read More

Validations of Precipitation Inundation Aberrations for African Nations

EarthzineDEVELOP Spring 2014, DEVELOP Virtual Poster Session, Original

Project Team: East Africa Health and Air Quality Team Team Location: International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, New York Authors: Jerrod Lessel (California State University, Fresno) Andrew Kruczkiewicz (Columbia University) Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Pietro Ceccato (Lead Environmental Monitoring Program, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, The Earth Institute, Columbia University) Past/Other Contributors: Alexandra Sweeney (Columbia University) Abstract: Recent … Read More