An essay exploring the ethical philosophy behind Guidelines for Considering Traditional Knowledges in Climate Change Initiatives.
Troubles Among Turtles: Monitoring Maryland’s Sea Turtles Using Earth Observations
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category: Detecting Habitat Conservation and Species Distribution Project Team: Maryland Ecological Forecasting Team Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center – Greenbelt, Maryland Authors: Christopher Long Kiersten Newtoff Erica Scaduto Mentors/Advisors: Dr. John Bolten (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Abstract: Maryland experiences dozens of sea turtle strandings … Read More
A Song of Fire and Snow: Wildfire and Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Categories:åÊMonitoring Forested and Agricultural Landscapes Project Team: Sierra Nevada Water Resources Team Location: NASA Ames Research Center ÛÒ Mountain View, California Authors: Sean Cunningham Justin Anzelc Vishal Arya Nolan Cate Clayton Sodergren Mentors/Advisors: Andrew Nguyen (NASA DEVELOP Ames Center Lead) Dr. Juan Torres Perez (Bay … Read More
Climatic Apple Turnover: Forecasting Ideal Orchard Locations
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊMonitoring Forested and Agricultural Landscapes Project Team: Northwest U.S. Agriculture III Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center – Hampton, Virginia Authors: Madeline Ruid Teresa Fenn Matthew Mullen Sarah Philbrick James Hendrickson Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Program) Dr. Noel C Baker (NASA Postdoctoral … Read More
Weather, Risk, and Searching for Normal in a Rapidly Changing World
How will we adapt to climate change and increasingly severe storms if humans aren’t very good at interpreting risk?
Remote Drought Monitoring in the Navajo Nation: Utilizing NASA Earth Observation Data
Drought monitoring is essential in the management of water resources, especially in underserved and arid areas such as the Navajo Nation. The DEVELOP team at the NASA Ames Research Center examined methods for calculating Standard Precipitation Index (SPI) values in the Nation using NASA Earth observation data in ArcGIS.
How Winegrowers from Rheinhessen and Cognac Cope with Climate Change
Over the last two millennia wine growers in Europe faced considerable climate changes. But wine is still produced, will the culture of wine continue in the face of climate change? Will the cultivated areas be the same?
Stress Tests for the Sea: Can Fisheries Withstand Ocean Acidification?
Ocean acidification is a new challenge to fisheries managers. Tools available today offer multiple avenues for considering the phenomenon.
Ocean Acidification, Global Warming’s ‘Evil Twin’
Richard Feely, senior scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) in Seattle, Washington, charts how humans are altering the fundamental chemistry of the ocean.
Ocean Acidification: A Global Issue Affecting a Maine Oyster Farm
Faced with larval production problems and recognizing trends, Mook Sea Farm developed a suite of management and mitigation strategies that have restored normal larval production.