The SWOT mission is designed to provide a spatially distributed and high frequency measurement of water elevation data for the hydrology and oceanography communities for the first time
Assessing Water Clarity to Identify Potential Areas of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Chesapeake Bay
This project analyzed the efficacy of NASA Earth observations in providing an additional tool for the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to use in their analysis of water quality using turbidity as the parameter.
Strategic Shade: Using NASA Earth Observations to Identify the Hottest Bus Stops in Phoenix
The NASA DEVELOP Phoenix Health & Air Quality project applies NASA Earth observations to help researchers and practitioners strategically deploy shade in Phoenix.
Smooth Satellite: An Efficient Alternative to Monitoring the Chesapeake Bay’s Water Resources
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) is vitally important to the Chesapeake Bay, serving as one of the primary food sources for the organisms that inhabit the bay.
Stormwater, Salinity, and Seagrass: Remote Sensing in Florida’s Biscayne Bay
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) is an important component of coastal ecosystems, and is vulnerable to increased turbidity in the water column.
Surveying the Southwest: Land Use Change in Protected Areas
Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) were designed to protect and manage areas where desired economic development is in conflict with the needs of threatened and endangered species.
Georgia Forecast: Sunny with a Chance of Energy
Solar energy is a rapidly growing industry in the state of Georgia.
From Turf to Surf
The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) are home to an array of diverse and stunning habitats.
Time Marshes On: Monitoring Past, Present, and Future Marsh Health in the Chesapeake Bay
Tidal wetlands, such as marshes, are among the Chesapeake Bay’s most protective natural features.
Tree Health Time Machine
Nearly three quarters of Lassen Volcanic National Park (LVNP) is designated as Wilderness under the Wilderness Act of 1964, meaning it is to be managed ÛÏto preserve its natural conditions Û_ with the imprint of man’s work substantially unnoticeable.Û