Our Project Portfolio
The objectives of this project are to: enhance national and regional capacity to monitor food supply using Earth observations; empower science-based decision making related to food security & agriculture; increase regional… Read More
As Earth’s oceans undergo dramatic changes, the spatial distributions of highly migratory species and fishing fleets are shifting in response to climate-driven changes, and there is growing concern of greater ecological and economic disruptions as climate impacts increase. New… Read More
The country of Panama is surrounded in part by two oceans and has mountain ranges along the west and east, resulting in a wide range of climatic conditions. The diverse climate conditions result in a variety of vegetation throughout the country and make Panama one of the most… Read More
Cities around the world are adopting adaptation and mitigation strategies for extreme heat events, which are projected to increase in upcoming years. As Richmond, Virginia continues to grow, its residents are more likely to… Read More
Commercially-harvested oysters are a significant ecological and economic driver in multiple coastal regions throughout the world. In the last decade, the Mississippi Sound has seen a rapid decline in oyster reef… Read More
Team:
• Jim Lee (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi), co-I
• Yuxia Huang (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi), co-I
• Lapone Techapinyawat (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi), graduate student
• Wen Zhong (… Read More
Objectives of this project are to achieve operational sustainability (> Application Readiness Level 7) for government water management agencies in South Asia (Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh) for the following:
1) Satellite (GPM/TRMM) Precipitation and Model-based… Read More
Team: Kaylee Tanner (Project Lead), Brodie Thiele, Trinity Johnson, Maggie Lincoln
Summary: Pluvial flooding is the most frequent and widespread type of flooding in urban areas. It… Read More
Team: Khaim Syed-Raza (Project Lead), Sofia Vahutinsky, Lisa Siewart, Nora Whitelaw-McDonald
Summary: The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) has a shoreline south of Lake… Read More
Team: Sandy Ward (Mālama Puʻuloa) Donn Viviani (Leeward Community College) Mia Comeros-Raynal (Water Resources Research Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) Dingyi Liu (Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)… Read More
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 "to preserve its natural conditions… with the imprint of man's work… Read More
Along the Colorado Front Range, the importance of forest management has gained significant attention due to uncharacteristically intense fires that burned late in 2020. The Cameron Peak Fire, the largest in Colorado’s… Read More
Team: Peter Ibsen (US Geological Survey), Priyanka DeSouza (UC Denver), Jay Diffendorfer (US Geological Survey), Travis Warziniak (US Forest Service), Cody Bingham (University of British Columbia), Logan Steinhardt (University of British Columbia), Carl Green (… Read More
End Users / Partners: E&J Gallo Winery, National Grape & Wine Initiative, Almond Board of California.
Project Description: The proposed project will refine and apply a multi-scale remote sensing toolkit for mapping crop water… Read More