Category:åÊDetecting Land Cover Change & Disturbances Project Team: Mobile Bay Ecological Forecasting and Water Resources II Team Location:åÊMobile County Health Department ÛÒ Mobile, Alabama Authors: Darius Hixon Austin Clark Tyler Lynn Manoela Rosa Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA Langley Research Center) Dr. Just Cebrian (Dauphin Island Sea Lab) Dr. Bernard Eichold (Mobile County Health Department) Past/Other Contributors: Tyler Lynn (Center … Read More
Bad Bromes in the Badlands: Monitoring Invasives in the Great Plains
Category: Identifying Invasive Species Extent & Critical Species Habitat Project Team: Northern Great Plains Ecological Forecasting Team Location:åÊNASA Goddard Space Flight Center ÛÒ Greenbelt, Maryland Authors: Amanda Clayton Jessica Fayne Carl Green Jared Tomlin Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA Langley Research Center) Past/Other Contributors: Sean McCartney (Center Lead) Abstract: Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) and Japanese brome (Bromus japonicus) are widespread invasive … Read More
Weeding the West: Monitoring Invasives using NASA Earth Observations
Category: Identifying Invasive Species Extent & Critical Species Habitat Project Team: Southwest U.S. Ecological Forecasting Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center ÛÒ Hampton, Virginia Authors: Ryan Avery Katherine Landesman Jordan Vaa Timmera Whaley Dakoyta Greenman Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA Langley Research Center) Past/Other Contributors: Emily Gotschalk (Center Lead) Tyler Rhodes (Center Lead) Abstract: The southwestern United States spans six … Read More
Sargassum Returns! Seeing Inundation Events with Earth Observations
Category: Assessing Air Quality and Water Resources Project Team: Caribbean Oceans II Team Location: NASA Ames Research Center – Moffett Field, California Authors: Jordan Ped Emma Accorsi Maria Lopez-Pe̱a Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Juan Torres-Perez (Bay Area Environmental Research Institute) Sherry Palacios (Bay Area Environmental Research Institute) Past/Other Contributors: Erica Scaduto Chippie Kislik (Center Lead) Abstract: In 2015, Caribbean nations were overwhelmed … Read More
The Dirt That Hurts: Monitoring Harmful Particulate Matter
Category: Assessing Air Quality & Water Resources Project Team: Maricopa County Health & Air Quality Team Location: Maricopa County Department of Public Health and Arizona State University – Tempe, Arizona Authors: Jason Hodgson Leslie Araujo Tamara Dunbarr Mentors/Advisors: Dr. David Hondula (Arizona State University) Past/Other Contributors: Lance Watkins (Center Lead) Abstract: One of the most prevalent issues with air quality … Read More
Take the Stress out of ECOSTRESS
Category: Assessing Air Quality & Water Resources Project Team: Costa Rica Agriculture Team Location: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory – Pasadena, California Authors: Gregory Halverson Mark Barker Savannah Cooley Steven Pestana Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Christine Lee (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Technical Institute) Dr. Joshua Fisher (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Technical Institute) Dr. Glynn Hulley (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Technical Institute) Dr. Simon … Read More
Catch Me If You Can: Near-Real-Time Monitoring of Water Hyacinth
Lake Victoria has a surface area of 68,800 square kilometers, making it the largest lake in Africa. The lake is surrounded by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda and is home to more than 30 million people.
Drought and the Factors That Make It — Monitoring Drought from Space
Category: Managing Water Quality and Precipitation Anomalies Project Team: Uruguay Agriculture III Team Location: International Research Institute for Climate and Society – Palisades, New York Authors: Jerrod Lessel Andrew Kruczkiewicz Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Pietro Ceccato (International Research Institute for Climate Society, The Earth Institute, Columbia University) Past/Other Contributors: Jerrod Lessel (Center Lead) Alex Sweeney Abstract: The importance of monitoring drought is indispensable for … Read More
Wise Decisions: Remote Flood Monitoring in Wise County, Virginia
Wise County is located in the Appalachian Mountains of southwest Virginia. Mountainous terrain increases the amount of runoff into local drainage basins during strong storms, which can increase the frequency of flash floods.
Phoenix Rising: Urban Heat Island in Maricopa County
Extreme heat causes and exacerbates a number of health problems, leading to hospitalization and death in some cases. The problem of severe heat is notably felt in Maricopa County, Arizona, where the socially disadvantaged and physically vulnerable are especially susceptible to the effects of extreme heat.