This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category: Assessing Drought and Water Availability Project Team: Thailand Disasters Team Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center – Greenbelt, Maryland, and Wise County Clerk of Court’s Office – Wise, Virginia Authors: Sean McCartney Nobphadon Suksangpanya Chisaphat Supunyachotsakul Srisunee Wuthiwongyothin Sahakait Benyasut Thanapat Vichienlux Mentors/Advisors: Dr. … Read More
Beyond a Shadow of a Drought II: Monitoring Severity from Space
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊAssessing Drought and Water Availability Project Team: Navajo Nation Climate II Team Location: NASA Ames Research Center ÛÒ Mountain View, California Authors: Cheryl Cary Michael Gao Vickie Ly Anton Surunis Sophie Turnbull-Appell Mentors/Advisors: Dr. J. W. Skiles (NASA Ames Research Center) Dr. Venkat Lakshmi (University … Read More
Rooting Out the Problem: Mesquite Trees’ Effect on Estuary Health
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊAssessing Drought and Water Availability Project Team: Coastal Texas Water Resources Team Location: Mobile County Health Department – Mobile, Alabama Authors: Elaina Gonsoroski Tyler Lynn Georgina Crepps Rodrigo Pereira da Silva Ryan Schick Mentors/Advisors: Joe Spruce (NASA Stennis Space Center) Bernard Eichold, M.D., DrPH (Mobile … Read More
Breaking the Ring of Fire: Preparing for Drought Disasters in Texas
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊAssessing Drought and Water Availability Project Team: Texas Water Resources Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center – Hampton, Virginia Authors: Megan Buzanowicz Laura Lykens Zacary Richards Jeff Close Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Program) Dr. Venkat Lakshmi (University of South Carolina) Abstract: The … 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
Double, Double Oil and Trouble: Remotely Sensing Oil in Northern Alaska
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here. Category:åÊDetecting Habitat Conservation and Species Distribution Project Team: Alaska Disasters Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center – Hampton, Virginia Authors: Will Manion Amy Ferguson Jordan Vaa Kristen Noviello Katelynn Quinn Nicole MacDonald Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Program) Abstract: Sea ice is rapidly … Read More
Identifying Urban Emission Patterns in the Los Angeles Megacity
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊAnalyzing Human and Environmental Health Project Team: Los Angeles Health and Air Quality Team Location: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory – Pasadena, California Authors: Talha Rafiq Isis Frausto-Vicencio Valerie Carranza Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Charles Miller (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Dr. Francesca Hopkins (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory) Dr. … Read More
Is Texas Burning? Estimating Wildfire Fuels Using NASA EOS
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊInvestigating Impacts of Fire and Landslide Disasters Project Team: Texas Disasters Team Location: NASA Stennis Space Center – Stennis Space Center, Mississippi Authors: Benjamin Beasley Alex Holland Kristen Kelehan Mentors/Advisors: Joseph Spruce (NASA Stennis Space Center) James ÛÏDocÛ Smoot (NASA Stennis Space Center) Dr. Kenton … Read More
A SLIPpery Slope: Monitoring and Forecasting Rainfall Induced Landslides in the Wake of the Gorkha Earthquake
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊInvestigating Impacts of Fire and Landslide Disasters Project Team: Himalaya Disasters II Team Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center – Greenbelt, Maryland, and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) – Kathmandu, Nepal Authors: Justin Roberts-Pierel Aakash Ahamed Jessica Fayne Binu Maharjan Kanti Shree Sen … Read More
Hunting for Hydrilla: Mapping an Aquatic Intruder
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊDetecting Habitat Conservation and Species Distribution Project Team: Southeast U.S. Ecological Forecasting Team Location: University of Georgia – Athens, Georgia Authors: Shuvankar Ghosh Peter Hawman Wuyang Cai Elizabeth Dyer Pradeep Kumar Ragu Chanthar Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Deepak Mishra (University of Georgia) Dr. Susan Wilde (University of … Read More