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Tasseled cap greenness transformation derived from Landsat 8 imagery over lodgepole pine forest in the Intermountain West study area
Completed Projects
Nicole Ramberg-Pihl
Team: Margaret Jaenicke (Project Lead), Anne Britton, Abbi Brown, Liam Megraw
Summary: Pinyon-juniper woodlands (PJW) are a vital habitat and food source for several wildlife species and a source of both utility and cultural importance for Indigenous groups. In 2021...
Nicole Ramberg-Pihl
Team: Tony Bowman (Project Lead), Jonathan Falciani, Christopher Matechik, Kelsey Preslar
Summary: Major declines in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations have occurred alongside dam construction, shifting temperatures, and changing land use and land cover (LULC), restricting the last remaining...
Sarah Payne
Team: Kelli Roberts (Project Co-Lead), Taylor Simkins (Project Co-Lead), Ilan Bubb, Nohemi Huanca-Nunez
Summary: Haiti is one of the world’s most deforested and environmentally degraded countries. Over the past 30 years, the Haiti Reforestation Partnership (HRP) has provided resources, education, and...
Scott Cunningham
Team: Scarlet Jackson (Project Lead), Michael Hitchner, Joe Miotke, Miriam Ritchie
Summary: Significant die-offs of the drought-tolerant species Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) and one-seeded juniper (Juniperus monosperma) have been observed throughout central and northern Arizona...
Scott Cunningham
Team: Sarah Hettema (Project Lead), Jennifer Rogers, Ibuki Sugiura, Erin Twaddell
Summary: In recent years, record-breaking wildfire activities in the western US illustrate the need for fire mitigation efforts, such as forest fuels reduction treatments. Forests serve as crucial carbon...
Ryan Hammock
Team: Alison Bautista (Project Lead), Haley Stuckmeyer, Gloria Liu, Ben Schafermeyer
Summary: Phoenix, Arizona is the hottest city in the United States, with daytime summer temperatures consistently reaching upwards of 100°F. As these daytime temperatures continue to climb, heat-related illnesses and...
Britnay Beaudry
Team: Seamore Zhu (Project Lead), Katie Caruso, Morgan Dean, Jacob Orser
Summary: The invasive, herbivorous insect Lymantria dispar is a major defoliator of hardwood trees in the northeastern United States. Established populations of L. dispar typically rest...
Britnay Beaudry, Hayley Pippin
Team: Tasos Tentoglou (Project Lead), Eleda Fernald, Adam Weingram, David Carrasco Rivera
Summary: Initially developed by the Belize & Honduras Water Resources I/II teams, the Optical Reef and Coastal Area Assessment tool (ORCAA) is a Google Earth Engine application...
Britnay Beaudry
Team: Rachael Ross (Project Lead), Alex Posen, Shreya Suri, Stefanie Mendoza
Summary: California seeks to become a carbon neutral state by 2045. To track progress toward this goal, it is important to quantify the amount of carbon stored by various landcover types...
Adriana LeCompte
Team: Joey Lindsay (Project Lead), Keida Gaba, Lindsay Harmon, Susan Jarvis
Summary: Tonlé Sap Lake, located in Cambodia, Southeast Asia, is one of the most productive inland fisheries in the world. With the unique reverse flow...