Posts Tagged ‘Remote Sensing’
Utilizing NASA Earth Observations to Assess Snow Cover in Saguaro National Park
- Published on Wednesday, 16 August 2017 15:01
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Using NASA Earth observations and Google Earth Engine, NASA DEVELOP helps to provide National Park Service with a new tool to assess snow cover in Saguaro National Park.
Ozone and the Appalachian Trail
- Published on Tuesday, 15 August 2017 20:42
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In large quantities, tropospheric ozone can negatively impact humans and vegetation, but ground-level stations only sample a portion of the atmosphere. This project assessed how NASA satellite data in conjunction with ground stations can enhance education efforts of the National Park Service.
Steppe-ing Into Wildfire Recovery
- Published on Friday, 11 August 2017 16:15
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Riparian corridors are inhabited by unique and biodiverse plant communities that control erosion, manage sediment loads, and filter pollutants.
It’s Not Easy Being the Green: Quantifying Invasive Species Cover in the Green River Watershed
- Published on Friday, 11 August 2017 15:56
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Riparian corridors are inhabited by unique and biodiverse plant communities that control erosion, manage sediment loads, and filter pollutants.
An Ocean Between Us: Monitoring Marine and Vegetation Health on Cocos Island
- Published on Friday, 11 August 2017 15:52
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The Isla del Coco Marine Reserve off the coast of Costa Rica is experiencing several environmental challenges including rising sea surface temperature (SST), coral reef bleaching, coastal erosion, and loss of cloud coverage above its cloud forest.
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Airborne Lidar Surface Topography Simulator Instrument for High-Resolution Topographic Mapping of Earth
Anthony W. Yu, David J. Harding, John F. Cavanaugh, Susan R. Valett, Xiaoli Sun, Michael A. Krainak and James B. Abshire, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MarylandThe Big Melt Warming Creates Hazards in the Arctic
The 320 villagers of Newtok, Alaska, are moving. Situated along the Ninglick River about 400 miles from the nearest road, the isolated Yup'ik Eskimo community already has lost its landfill and landing for barges. State and federal officials now believe worsening flooding will take homes and buildings within a… Read More +Hold the Dirt: Sedimentation and Urban Growth in an Alabama Watershed
Earth Observation for Development: Mainstreaming Satellite-based Information into Sustainable Development and Financing Practices
Pierre-Philippe Mathieu, Stephen Coulson European Space Agency, ESA/ESRIN, Via Galileo Galilei, 00044 Frascati, Italy Measure from Space what we Treasure on Earth For more than half a century now, since the launch of Sputnik in 1957, “Earth Observation” (EO) satellites have been monitoring our global environment, revealing its fascinating beauty while… Read More +New Web-based Application to Compare Global Carbon Maps
Deforestation and forest degradation for agricultural expansion… Read More +
A screenshot of the Global Carbon Map comparison tool.
Where Have All the Cypress Gone? Mapping Restoration Sites in Louisiana
