The Ground Water Investigation Program at the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology seeks to provide answers to communities about the status of local groundwater. This article was updated on March 1st, 2016. As in many western states, officials in Montana have long been concerned with water. Montana’s landmass is the size of Japan, and the hydrogeology of the state … Read More
Tapping Groundwater Resources—Literally! A Hypersaline Laguna Madre
This is a part of the 2015 Fall VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category: Mapping Water Quality Project Team: Coastal Texas Water Resources II Team Location: Mobile County Health Department – Mobile, Alabama Authors: Elaina Gonsoroski Vishal Arya Jennifer Boyd Mentors/Advisors: Joe Spruce (NASA Stennis Space Center) Bernard Eichold, M.D., Dr.PH (Mobile County Health Department) Abstract: This project … Read More
Prepare for the Future! Measuring Lakes from Space
This is a part of the 2015 Fall VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊMonitoring Change for Resource Management Project Team: Lake Tahoe Water Resources Team Location: NASA Ames Research Center ÛÒ Mountain View, California Authors: Nolan Cate Anton Surunis Chelsea Ackroyd Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Brian Coltin (NASA Ames Research Center) Dr. Juan Torres-PÌ©rez (Bay Area Environmental Research Institute) Abstract: … Read More
Forecasting Northern Goshawk Nesting Sites, One Model at a Time
This is a part of the 2015 Fall VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊForecasting Wetland Cover and Species Habitat Project Team: Montana Ecological Forecasting Team Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ÛÒ Greenbelt, Maryland Authors: Erika Higa Sean McCartney Amanda Clayton Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Ross Nelson (NASA GSFC) Dr. John Bolten (NASA GSFC) Abstract: The northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) … Read More
Blazing Biomass: Forecasting Fires and Phenology in Texas Grasslands
This is a part of the 2015 Fall VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category: Assessing Human Risk Project Team: Texas Disasters II Team Location: NASA John C. Stennis Space Center ÛÒ Hancock County, Mississippi Authors: James Michael Brooke (Project Lead) Meredith Williams Teresa Fenn Mentors/Advisors: Joseph Spruce (NASA John C. Stennis Space Center) Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA Langley … Read More
Remote Sensing of Algal Hotspots in the Chesapeake Bay
This is a part of the 2015 Fall VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category: Mapping Water Quality Project Team: Virginia Water Resources II Team Location: Wise County Clerk of Court’s Office ÛÒ Wise County, Virginia and NASA Langley Research Center ÛÒ Hampton, Virginia Authors: Arika Egan Zachary Tate Jakub Blach Jessica Jozwik Tyler Rhodes Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross … Read More
It Came from the Lake: Hydrilla Mapping in Southeast US Reservoirs
This is a part of the 2015 Fall VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category: Mapping Water Quality Project Team: Southeast Ecological Forecasting II Team Location: University of Georgia ÛÒ Athens, Georgia Authors: Benjamin Page Brandon Hays Pradeep Kumar Ragu Chanthar Linli ZhuåÊ Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Deepak Mishra (Department of Geography, University of Georgia) Dr. Susan Wilde (Warnell School of … Read More
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Mapping Species Composition in Colorado
This is a part of the 2015 Fall VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊMonitoring Change for Resource Management Project Team: Colorado Agriculture Team Location: USGS at Colorado State University ÛÒ Fort Collins, Colorado Authors: Brian Woodward Sarah Carroll Nicholas Kotlinski Eric Rounds Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Paul Evangelista (Natural Resources Ecology Lab, CSU) Tony Vorster (Bioenergy Alliance Network of the … Read More
A Changing Landscape: Monitoring Cheatgrass with Satellite Imagery
This is a part of the 2015 Fall VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊMonitoring Change for Resource Management Project Team: Wyoming Ecological Forecasting Team Location: USGS at Colorado State University ÛÒ Fort Collins, Colorado Authors: Darin Schulte Chandra Fowler Stephanie Krail Oliver Miltenberger Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Paul Evangelista (Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Lab) Dr. Amanda West (Colorado … Read More
Sensing the Sounds
This is a part of the 2015 Fall VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊForecasting Wetland Cover and Species Habitat Project Team: North Carolina Ecological Forecasting Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center ÛÒ Hampton, Virginia Authors: Ben Roberts-Pierel Brett Buzzanga Michelle Pasco Jake Patrick Benjamin Charlem Taylor Sage Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Program) Abstract: This project … Read More