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Utilizing the NASA and NOAA Joint Ocean Surface Topography Mission and Modeled Wave Data to Assess Patterns and Trends in Sea-surface Height in the US Affiliated Pacific Islands

Topic
DEVELOP
The project team partnered with the Regional Climate Services Director (RCSD) for the Pacific Region under NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) to analyze...

High-Resolution Soil Moisture Monitoring for Improved Vineyard Water Resource Management

Topic
Water Resources
Description: This project seeks to provide high-resolution (i.e., daily, 30-m) soil moisture information to guide in-season irrigation decision support for vineyards equipped with variable-rate drip...

Employing NASA Earth Observations in the Greater Toronto Area to Improve Flood Preparedness for Coastal Communities

Topic
DEVELOP
From late January through the beginning of May 2017, an extraordinary amount of precipitation fell in the Lake Ontario watershed. By late April, large swaths...

Utilizing Earth Observations to Assist Groundwork New Orleans in Reducing Flood Vulnerability in New Orleans, Louisiana, Metropolitan Area

Topic
DEVELOP
Flooding in New Orleans, Louisiana has increased in intensity and frequency due to sea level rise and land subsidence. Considered one of the rainiest cities...

A Multi-Sensor Approach to Determine the Impacts of Human Activity and Natural Surface Deformation on the Black Rock Playa, Nevada

Topic
DEVELOP
Since the early 2000s, wind-deposited sediment mounds have been growing and encroaching onto the Black Rock Playa of the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant...
DEVELOP Day Banner image of gridded remote sensing pictures with the DEVELOP anniversary logo in the center
DEVELOP

Alumni Pathways After DEVELOP: Federal Careers

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Rachel Seevers

Estimating Soil Moisture in Semi-arid Sagebrush Steppe Utilizing NASA Earth Observations

Topic
DEVELOP
Soil moisture is a critical component of ecosystem health, particularly in semi-arid landscapes where seasonal and infrequent precipitation is one of the primary controls on...

A Google Earth Engine Tool to Automate Wetland Extent Mapping Using Optical and Radar Satellite Sensors in the Great Lakes Basin for Wetland Management and Monitoring

Topic
DEVELOP
The Great Lakes Basin is one of the world’s largest freshwater ecosystems. The Basin harbors over 200,000 acres of wetlands that provide a variety of...

Improving Wetland Change Mapping using Optical and Radar Satellite Sensors to Assess Wetland Gain and Loss Metrics in Minnesota

Topic
DEVELOP
Wetlands are a critical feature of our landscape for the ecological services they provide, including protecting water quality, providing habitat to rare species, mitigating erosion...
Landsat 8 OLI derived MNDWI imagery mosaicked from October 17, 2020, to December 2, 2020. Located near the Río Patuca (Patuca River) in Ahuas, Honduras, permanent water and flood is represented as bright red and orange while blue depicts other land cover types and clouds. Examining floods from disasters like Hurricanes Eta and Iota helps decision makers improve mitigation and response efforts.

Using Earth Observations to Map Flooding for Disaster Monitoring, Inform Potential Risk, and Prepare for Possible Response 

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DEVELOP
Capacity Building
Disasters
Central America Disasters (Fall 2021) Team: Caroline Williams (Project Lead), Lauren Carey, Maria De Los Santos, Deanna Fanelli, and Payton Ireland Summary: In November 2020...

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